The District Task Force meeting was organized on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, Rahul Kumar Sinha for the success of MDA (filaria eradication) program-2023. It was decided under the meeting that one tablet of DEC and one tablet of Albendazole will be given to children between the age of 2 to 5 years. Two tablets of DEC and one tablet of Albendazole will be given to a child between the age of 6 to 14 years. All people above 15 years will be given three tablets of DEC and one tablet of Albendazole.
Panchayati Raj Officer Ranchi, District VBD Officer, District Superintendent of Education, DPM JSLPS, Block Development Officer Bedo and Budhmu, WHO, Dr Manoj, various child development project officers and other concerned officials were present.
Necessary and appropriate guidelines were given by the DC in the meeting of the District Coordination Committee regarding the success of the MDA program.
During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner was informed by the concerned officer that a booth has been set up to provide medicine for eradication of filariasis to the Anganwadi center. Where from 9 am to 3 pm, the maids will do the work of feeding medicine at their booth. Along with this, Sevika along with Sahiyas will do the work of feeding medicines from house to house.
Sinha was informed by the officer that during the program, the work of feeding medicine and wall marking will be done in at least 20 houses daily. He said that filariasis is a serious disease, its adverse effects are visible after a long time, gradually affecting the body and taking its original form, it works to damage the body. He said that according to the guidelines received, give the required dose to all the people.
During the meeting, Sinha directed village meetings and gatherings to make people aware about the treatment of filariasis and taking medicines. He said that the list of patients should also be given to the nearest health center and health wellness center. He instructed the volunteers of Jal Sahiya and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to encourage people to take medicines, to do the work of publicizing anti-filarial medicines through sanitation vehicles in a better way.
Motivating children and teachers to take medicine at the time of morning worship in the schools, along with taking oath, instructions were given by the Deputy Commissioner to do necessary publicity for feeding filariasis medicine as per departmental instructions.
The filariasis is spread by Culex mosquitoes which lay eggs in frozen dirty water. Filariasis can be treated with a DEC tablet. If a person is fed a dose of DEC and Albendazole once in a year, then 80 to 90 percent control of this disease is found.