Take effective action to prevent seasonal diseases including dengue – Health Minister Dr.Raghu Sharma
Jaipur|HL
Health Minister has appealed to the people of the State that each member of the family should empty the flower pots and trays under them, water pots kept for birds, coolers, refrigerator trays, water tank etc. at their house, should clean, dry and reuse them to destroy the eggs and larvae of the mosquitoes on each Sunday from 8 am to 8.30 am under ‘Malaria, Dengue Par Vaar’ (Attack on malaria and dengue) activity
Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma has directed to ensure effective action to prevent seasonal diseases dengue, malaria, chikungunya and zika virus in the State. He has directed to set up control room functioning round the clock at all the districts and to form rapid response teams.
Dr. Sharma directed to ensure effective action by identifying high-risk areas. While imparting training to teams formed for the Covid-19 survey on anti-larvae activities, he stressed on creating awareness among the general public by spreading anti-mosquito activities and prevention of seasonal diseases.
Directions have been given to ensure availability of necessary medicines and paracetamol, chloroquine, primaquine etc at the medical institutions and also pay special attention to storage and distribution of medicines at the drug distribution centres.
Dr. Sharma directed to pay more attention to anti-larval activities to prevent mosquitoes and to put M.L.O. at places of water stagnation to stop the breeding of mosquitoes. He also directed to continue the system of putting temephos in tanks of drinking water. He emphasised on active cooperation by setting up coordination with Women and Child Development, Education, Local Bodies, Waterworks departments to prevent seasonal diseases.
