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Our Correspondent, CHT

You must use the insecticide-treated mosquito nets especially for your children because the children remain unprotected when you go out of home for work, Adviser for Ministry of Health and Family Planning, Water Resources and Religious Affairs Major Gen Dr. ASM Matiur Rahman (Rtd) said.

Addressing as chief guest in the inauguration function of Long Lasting Insecticide-treated Net (LLIN) Distribution,' the adviser requested the beneficiaries not to put off the mosquito nets taking in their house.

A total of about 50 thousand insecticide-treated mosquito nets will be distributed in the first phase among poor people living in the hilly district with a view to registing malaria.

Referring to the LLIN as primary prevention, the chief guest in his inaugural speech said 'we cannot eradicate malaria but we can control it.

Chittaong Hill Tracts Regional Council (CHTRC) chairman Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma alias Santu Larma as special guest in his speech expressed his feeling, as the authority concerned didn't involve the CHTRC in the programme.

The CHTRC chairman urged the authorities to involve the traditional leaders such as Headman, Karbari to get better outcome from the philanthropic programme. Upholding the malaria situation in frontier areas, Santu Larma said neighbouring countries also should kick off malaria resisting programme in their respective frontier areas alongside Bangladesh.

Referring tot he economic condition in hard to reach areas, he urged the government to work for meaningful poverty elimination from the hilly region.

AKM Jafar Ullah Khan, Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare also delivered his speech as special guest in the function held on Thursday afternoon at the auditorium of Rangamati Hill District Council (RHDC) with Jagat Jyoti Chakma, chairman of RHDC in the chair. Shajhan Biswas, Director General, Directorate of Health Services, Dr. Duangvadee Sungkhobol, Representative, World Health Organisation (WHO), Nurul Amin, Deputy Commissioner of the district, Farque Ahmed, Director, BRAC and Civil Surgeon of the district Dr. Mohammed Abdullah, among others, spoke the function jointly organised by Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, World Health Organisationn and BRAC. Government and non-government officials, journalists and beneficiaries attended the programme.