Vulnerable regions require support to fight Covid-19: CARE Bangladesh

CARE Bangladesh said vulnerable regions require immediate support to cope with the impacts of a coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh.

Countries such as Bangladesh with about 20 percent extreme poor households and higher number of people with unsustainable livelihood dependency, can anticipate severe socio-economic and humanitarian impacts due to the current Covid-19 situation, it said in a joint needs' assessment report.

The anticipated dengue outbreak, upcoming cyclone and monsoon seasons will further aggravate the humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable groups in the coming months, said the assessment undertaken by humanitarian stakeholders in Bangladesh.

Twenty districts -- Bandarban, Netrakona, Kishoreganj, Sunamganj, Jamalpur, Kurigram, Patuakhali, Gaibandha, Sirajganj, Bhola, Nilphamari, Cox's Bazar, Satkhira, Rangamati, Rangpur, Sherpur, Khulna, Barguna, Bogura and Dinajpur -- have been identified as most vulnerable and highly likely to be impacted socio-economically.

Key findings of the report are -- the humanitarian vulnerabilities and needs emerging as a result of lockdown measures, and its resulting economic implications will be nuanced for specific sectors of at risk populations, based both on geographic and socio-economic dimensions.

The impact will also be most pronounced for people who are already suffering from multiple vulnerabilities and deprivations.

People rely on unsustainable, daily wage earning in order to support themselves and their families.