(15 April 2020, BST 17:00 hours) Actions Taken from Bangladesh Red Crescent Society ( ... BDRCS): 9292 Number of staff and RCY/ CPP/ Camp/ Community volunteers being mobilized throughout the country. 10116 Set of PPE provided to individuals working on COVID-19 response. 130,851 Number of Total People Reached (average/day) 313 Religious /Community Leaders reached through Hygiene promotion initiatives. 1,000,000+ People received life-saving awareness messages through social media. 786,000 People reached through Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials across the country. 10179 Hand-washing station established throughout the country including camp settlements in Cox’s Bazar. 166601 Hygiene and Protecting gears distributed i.e Soap (91686), Hand sanitizer(36650), Mask (33445), Hand Gloves (1908), Eye Protector (2912). 2005 Hospitals/ Institutions/ places already covered through disinfectant spraying. 12181 Women reached through Dignity Kit Distribution more

The coastal regions of Bangladesh are hit by cyclones regularly. The country has evolved, in the face of repetitious calamities, a disaster preparedness programme. The major response to cyclones has been the building of cyclone shelters, which also ... double as community centers and schools. While these cyclone shelters have proved to be useful, they are more in the nature of disaster management, that is, they are measures that come in useful particularly in the event of a cyclone. The approach of this study has been to look at existing houses and the process of building and maintaining these houses in the face of frequent cyclonic storms and storm surges, and gather information on shared knowledge and collective experiences of the people in all aspects of house building. The aim of this study is to find ways to make traditional structures more cyclone resistant and less prone to wind damage. more

Public Health Situation Analysis and Interventions 10 October 2017

From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2021, extreme weather events have affected at least 139.2 million people and killed at least 17,242 people in at least 433 unique events. These figures are certainly an underestimate, as they do not include estimates of numbers of people affected ... by extreme temperatures, or mortality during drought events. One dimension of the compound risk of COVID-19 and climate extremes was the additional challenge of preparing for and responding to disasters during the pandemic, such as the constraints of physical distancing during evacuations and response operations. more