New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) organised an interactive session for principals, nodal officers and schoolchildren on prevention of vector borne diseases on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering NDMC Secretary Rashmi Singh said that schoolchildren might play a vital role as a social ambassador in terms of disseminating the message pertaining to prevent and control of diseases like dengue, malaria and chikunguniya in the society.
As many as 200 school children from 75 government and private schools of NDMC area participated in the session.
Expert from World Health Organization Dr B N Nagpal and NDMC’s officials from health department including Dr Ramesh Kumar, senior Chief medical officer Dr RN Singh interacted with the participants about the causes and preventive measures.