The Chance to See in Bangladesh: A Floating Hospital Provides Hope for Bangladeshis


	The Chance to See in Bangladesh: A Floating Hospital Provides Hope for Bangladeshis

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2-23-2008 11:52 AM

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<FONT size="2"><B>Four million people live on the banks and islands of the Brahmaputra river in Bangladesh. The only substantial medical facility is a floating hospital providing healthcare for local people.</B>
</FONT></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7257347.stm"><FONT size="2">In this part of Bangladesh it is not possible to build a permanent hospital because every time the river floods the sandy islands crumble and disappear, often reappearing somewhere else.  So most of the people are nomadic, moving to new land each time their island sinks.
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7257347.stm"><FONT size="2">Inside it does feel more like a boat than a hospital.  It is very cramped and certainly not hi-tech.
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7257347.stm"><FONT size="2">A little girl of seven, who had had cataracts in both eyes, was first to find out whether the surgery had been a success.
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