Jain reviews action taken to handle vector- borne diseases
500 clinics to be set up in different healthcare facilities for vector- borne diseases
The Delhi government will issue an order to all private hospitals and nursing homes to increase beds to cater to patients suffering from vectorborne diseases, in view of the monsoon season.
In addition, 500 fever clinics would be established in different healthcare facilities across the national capital, a statement issued by the health department said.
These decisions were taken during a meeting held by health minister Satyendar Jain with senior officials of the department and other stakeholder agencies.
The meeting was held to review the preparedness and status of the actions taken for the prevention and control of vectorborne diseases like dengue, malaria, chikungunya and seasonal influenza. A special emphasis was on the across the border transmission of diseases.
A good intersectoral cross border coordination would be in place so that, if, there was an increasing trend of vector borne diseases in any of the neighbouring states and districts, timely control measures could be taken in other adjoining areas like Sonipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mewat, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Gautam Budh Nagar, the statement said.
Besides, a control room at the headquarters of the directorate general of health services ( DGHS) had been made functional 24x7 with helpline numbers ( 22307145, 22300012) to address the queries and grievances of public regarding vector- borne diseases and seasonal influenza among others.
Mr Jain also directed for strict implementation of prevention measures for vector borne diseases and called for vector control and community awareness activities in identified high- risk wards, underprivileged areas and unauthorised colonies among others.
“A mechanism will be developed for monitoring of field staff by senior level officers of respective local body and the Health Department should monitor by randomly calling different households whether domestic breeding checker ( DBC) visited their house,” it said.
Helpline numbers regarding details of DBCs and field workers along with their work schedule would be advertised in leading newspapers in vernacular languages.
In case of no visit by the DBC, people might lodge complaints and inform about the status of visits by DBCs or field workers in their respective areas on the given helpline number.