Boost awareness on vector-borne diseases: LG
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday asked officials to be more vigilant about vector-borne diseases, such as dengue and chikungunya, in view of the rainy season ahead.
Baijal emphasised the need for an intensive awareness campaign to ensure maximum sensitisation of the masses about the preventive measures and preparedness required. He exhorted all agencies to ramp up their activities and maintain 24x7 readiness, with their success indicator being the minimisation of incidence of vectorborne diseases in Delhi.
Reviewing the progress of the ‘preparedness for dealing with dengue and chikungunya cases’, Baijal stressed on the need for developing an effective mechanism by the Delhi government’s Health department for monitoring works of all agencies concerned.
The LG also instructed that local bodies should assign areawise duty to field workers and fix their accountability for their respective areas. He asked the officials concerned to submit weekly action taken report with statistics in regard to dengue and chikungunya.
It was also emphasised that regular inspections and field visits must be undertaken by senior officials for monitoring.
11 district-level teams and a state-level team have been constituted for this purpose.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that in view of the upcoming monsoon, with the possibility of water logging, all concerned agencies must ensure necessary corrective action.
Meanwhile, the Delhi government on Wednesday said it has released around Rs 25 crore for all three civic bodies to combat vector-borne diseases.
Rs 11.5 crore for North Municipal Corporation, Rs 8.38 crore for South Municipal corporation and Rs 4.65 crore for East Municipal corporation have been released under the vector-borne disease Control Programme.
Officials informed the LG that currently 750 beds are earmarked in 40 hospitals for fever patients requiring admission and would be increased as and when required. Sufficient logistics, such as medicines, diagnostic kits, mosquito nets, are also available in the hospitals, they claimed.
Delhi Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) further apprised about the IEC campaign being undertaken by means of print media, hoardings, banners, poster, street-play etc.