Panicking over alarming rise in cases of swine flu in Mumbai and dengue in Delhi, health officials of the district have initiated steps on a war-footing to checkmate spread of the disease in Indore. In order to make city people aware and caution them against the disease, senior health officials of the district led by the divisional joint director, Sharad Pandit have started visiting various localities of the city, apprising people of the preventive measures that need to be taken for escaping the disease.
Accompanied by large posse of health officials and anti-larva team, Dr Pandit on Wednesday visited Rukmini Nagar, Chandan Nagar and Pipliyahana localities and informed people about preventive measures against swine flu and dengue. Besides making a house to house contact, the members of anti-larva team are also visiting hospitals to meet patients suffering from swine flue and dengue.
Keeping in view the seriousness of swine flue, the district administration has cancelled leave of all employees posted in the office of the district malaria office. During the course household surveys being carried out by the district administration, the health officials have come across large number of dengue larva. After detection of dengue larva, the divisional joint director, health visited those houses where dengue larva was found and gave counseling to the family members.
During the course of house to house contact, the health department officials came across a suspected patient in Rukmani Nagar and thereafter counseled residents of the locality apprising them of the prevented measures against the disease.
From Rukmini Nagar, the health department officials led by Dr Pandit visited Chandan Nagar locality and informed residents about preventive measures. From Chandan Nagar, separate teams of health department officials visited Pipliyahana and Sanjana Park and counseled people.
Dr Pandit while describing situation in Indore as under control, said people need not be panicky but at the same time he asked them to be alert keeping in view the changing weather condition. He said on Thursday, they will take out an awareness rally from CMHO to spread awareness in the city against dengue and swine flue.
According to report, so far 27 cases of dengue and 10 cases of swine flue have been identified in the district.