State Health department is conducting intensive drive to control malaria and dengue. People have been advised to flash water in water tanks, coolers, containers below flowerpots, overhead tanks etc. along with cleaning of houses for celebrating Diwali. It is necessary since larvae of dengue are being found more in fresh water than stagnant water.
This was stated Principal Secretary Health Praveer Krishna while reviewing malaria and dengue control efforts at a meeting here on Monday.
Krishna informed that he has contacted people at district, tahsil and village levels and advised them on ways to prevent malaria and dengue. Sector officers have been deputed at 5000 health centres in districts.
Doctors and medical staff of health centres have been directed to report about actual situation to sector officers. Monitoring and treatment of malaria and dengue are being undertaken in the state by strengthening information system. Situation is under control in the district.
Recently, the Principal Secretary Health undertook affected areas of Kolar and lalita Nagar for controlling dengue and malaria. He informed that 2400 samples of water were taken from Kolar area of which dengue positive symptoms were found in 648 samples. He directed to apprise people about cause of breeding of dengue larvae and methods to destroy them and bring a patient with fever immediately to government hospital.
The Principal Secretary informed that joint teams of staff of district administration, District Malaria Centre, Municipal Corporation and Chief Medical Officer are working in Kolar area to control malaria and dengue. Municipal Corporation has deployed 20 vehicles and 200 employees for spraying DDT.
Four control rooms have been set up for malaria and dengue including Kolar community hall, Jaiprakash Hospital, Katju Hospital and Govindpura dispensary. Health Department has set up a regional control room at JP Hospital. Its in-charge AK Tiwari may be contacted on mobile number 98270-56443.