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climate-susceptible community of Bangladesh is prone to repeated and escalated
flood that has put up an invasive effect to the health and well-being of this
already disadvantaged community. This abstract described a study which explores
the varied health disparities, which were further intensified due to climate
induced floods in the flood prone regions of Bangladesh. The study described
the health outcomes both directly (cases of diseases that occurred as a direct
result of a flood) and indirectly (increased incidence of water and vector-borne
diseases and skin infections as well as consequences for the human
environment). It examined the persistent mental health burdens including
anxiety, depression, PTSD due to displacement, loss of livelihoods and
continued uncertainty. The findings underscored how disrupted access to
healthcare, clean water, sanitation, and sufficient nutrition both during and
after flood events impacts vulnerable populations, such as women, children, the
elderly, or those with health conditions more severely. Both literature data
analyzed were helping identify individual vulnerabilities and health status
that were used to inform targeted interventions. By elucidating these important
relationships, these study aspirations to add to the development of more
effective and climate-resilient public health strategies and policies that will
be safeguard the health of these extremely vulnerable populations
in Bangladesh.
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