The New Nation - Internet Edition

Bangladesh lies in one of the most-earthquake zones which may occur due to friction of tectonic plate of the earth. The capital city Dhaka wins turn into wreckage if a six scale earthquake occurs.

But a mere preparation does not exist to face the post disaster nursing facilities in the nursing institutions including the government hospitals. Action Aid Bangladesh is working to increase the awareness among the people during flood, cyclone and earth quake for more than two decades under the assistance of European Commission.

Health Directorate and Action Aid Bangladesh are jointly preparing the mass causality management training manual for the role nursing institutes and the hospitals through diplco-4 Project.

A Workshop was arranged in the hotel civic Inn Brigadier General Shahidur Rahman was Present as the chief guest.

The director of Chittagong medical college hospital Brigadier General Abedur Rahman, the Project officer of Action Aid Bangladesh Sanjib Biswas Sonjoy and other representatives of various hospitals were present as the special guests.

Matters regarding earthquake or fire disaster were discussed in the workshop. Training of doctors and nurses will be stunted soon as per the training manual, was decided in the ceremony.