Dibya Trishul Basak, Proma Amrin Yeasin, Dewan Syed Masudur Rahman
Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Environ Health Insights. 2023 Oct 10;17:11786302231206126. doi: 10.1177/11786302231206126. eCollection 2023.
Dhaka, which is the capital and largest metropolis of Bangladesh, has seen an increase in the number of documented cases of respiratory disorders. Every day in Dhaka city, a remarkable number of patients are being diagnosed with poor respiratory conditions. The majority of these patients have no other severe disease history and mostly need to be exposed to outdoor air to meet their occupational requirements, indicating that the ailment may be associated with polluted air. As this is the most pressing issue that must be addressed in order to safeguard public health, we have made an effort to focus on the current situation surrounding the sources of air pollution in the city. Since this is a viewpoint article, we gathered data from various published articles, national dailies, and international reports generated by WHO, CDC, BBC, or other environmental news/report portals to highlight the public health issue related to respiratory health. Poor respiratory health is one of the main consequences of Dhaka's contaminated air, as determined by our analysis.
达卡是孟加拉国的首都和最大城市，有记录的呼吸系统疾病病例数量有所增加。在达卡市，每天都有大量患者被诊断出呼吸状况不佳。这些患者大多数没有其他严重疾病史，且大多需要接触室外空气以满足其职业需求，这表明该疾病可能与空气污染有关。由于这是保障公众健康必须解决的最紧迫问题，我们努力关注该市空气污染来源的现状。由于这是一篇观点文章，我们从各种已发表的文章、全国性日报以及世界卫生组织、美国疾病控制与预防中心、英国广播公司或其他环境新闻/报告门户网站发布的国际报告中收集数据，以突出与呼吸健康相关的公共卫生问题。我们的分析表明，呼吸健康不佳是达卡空气污染的主要后果之一。
