In its ongoing efforts to prevent communicable diseases and provide the highest health care facilities to the general public, the Yogi Government’s ‘Unified Disease Surveillance Portal’ is playing a vital role in controlling mosquito-borne diseases and reducing mortality rate from communicable diseases in Uttar Pradesh.
The ‘Unified Disease Surveillance Portal’, which was launched in the state on May 15, 2023, primarily compiles and consistently updates data of both private and government hospitals, as well as laboratories across all districts.
This system has allowed for a precise evaluation of the disease situation and its prevalence within each district. Consequently, it is the key factor behind the state’s improved ability to manage mosquito-borne communicable diseases compared to the previous year.
As per the data presented to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, there were a total of 478 reported cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome between January 1 and September 7, 2023, with 2 fatalities and a death rate of 0.42 per cent. During the same period in 2022, there were 496 reported cases of this disease, resulting in 12 deaths and a death rate of 2.42 per cent.
Similarly, the total number of Japanese Encephalitis cases between January 1 and September 7, 2023, was 30, with no reported deaths, resulting in a zero death rate. Meanwhile, during the same period in 2022, there were 38 reported cases of Japanese Encephalitis, with one fatality, leading to a case fatality rate of 2.63 per cent.
In 2023, there were eight reported cases of kala-jar between January 1 and September 7, with a death rate of 12.50 per cent, involving 1 death. Conversely, during the same period the previous year, there were 16 reported cases of kala-jar with no reported deaths, maintaining a zero death rate.
Between January 1 and September 7, 2023, significant progress has been made in managing outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and malaria in the state. In 2023, there were 3,498 reported cases of dengue with five fatalities, resulting in a death rate of 0.14% whereas last year, there were 936 reported cases of the disease with three deaths and a death rate of 0.32%.
The implementation of the Unified Disease Surveillance Portal on May 15 this year until July 21, the state government has monitored the incidence of communicable diseases at 30,742 hospitals and laboratories, 1,890 private hospitals and laboratories and a total of 1.8 lakh laboratory tests to ensure its prevention.