Introduction
Discovering
the Problem
Arsenic in
Nature
Source of
Contamination
Arsenicosis:
Toxic Effects
Feature of
Arsenicosis
Confirmation
of Diagnosis
Treatment
Arsenic
Detection
De-arsination
Control
Measures
WHO
Recommendations
Contact
us
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Arsenic
Contamination of Drinking Water
Bangladesh is
the
World's Most
Vulnerable Country
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Recommendations of the
World Health
Organization
Immediate
- Identify arsenicoses patients and at risk
patients.
- Provide treatment and nutritious food to the
patients.
- Provide equipment and medicines at health centers
to ensure the treatment.
- Set up regional facilities for detection of
arsenic in water and human body in collaboration
of donor agencies.
- Create alternate source of safe drinking water.
- Provide training to health personnel and staff
for improving knowledge and efficiency in the
diagnosis and management of arsenicoses.
- Enhance awareness of people through massive
health education campaigns.
- Conduct integrated and intensive surveys in
Bangladesh and in West Bengal by the support of
donor agencies.
Long Term
- Establish national database on arsenic problem.
- Examine efficacies of different de-arsination
methods.
- Design local projects suitable for specific
problem prone areas.
- Assess types of training need.
- Build organizational structure to check drinking
water quality.
- Build organizational structure to follow up
arsenicoses patients on regular basis.
- Build National Reference Laboratory for the
detection and evaluation of arsenic presence in
drinking water and human body.
- Provide support to research program relating to
arsenic contamination and reduction of risks.
- Assess need of fund.
- Establish bilateral collaboration with the
Government of India in exchanging experiences,
travels and joint initiatives.
- Strengthen International collaboration for the
solution of the problem.
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