NSU Research Contributions
Title : Rescue and Emergency Management of a Water-Related Disaster: A Bangladeshi Experience
Authors : Animesh Biswas, Jahangir Hossain, Abu Sayeed Md. Abdullah, Koustuv Dalal, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, and Delwer Hossain Hawlader
| Journal Article Title: Asian Journal of Medicine and Health (AJMAH) | Volume Number: 4 | Publication Year : 2017 | Issue Number: 1 |
| Index: other (PubMed) | Ranking: No Ranking | Publisher Name: SCIENCEDOMAIN international | |
| Pages : 9 | |||
| ISSN (Online): 2456-8414 | |||
| Funding Source : None |
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Direct Sustainable Development Goals : SDG3 Good Health & Well-being |
Indirect Sustainable Development Goals : SDG10 Reduced Inequality SDG11 Sustainable Cities & Communities |
Sustainable Development Sub Goals : Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases and promote mental health and well-being Strengthen capacity for health risk management Reduce disaster deaths and losses |
| Impact statement: This qualitative study examines a tragic 2015 ferry disaster in the Padma River that resulted in 79 deaths, including 14 children and 28 women. The research identifies that while locals began immediate rescue efforts, official emergency management was inadequate, with a rescue vessel taking 12 hours to reach the site. Highlighting overcrowding and a lack of vessel driving skills as primary factors, the findings serve as an urgent call for the enforcement of waterway rules and the creation of a national-level policy for mass rescue to prevent future manmade drowning disasters. | Collaboration: NGO | Keywords: Disaster; emergency management; rescue; Padma River; Bangladesh |
