South Delhi Mayor, Mrs. Sarita Choudhary inaugurated a Month long Anti Malaria/Dengue Control Programme from Dengue and Malaria. This Programme is initiated for creating awareness by Municipal Councillors & RWAs of South Delhi about vector-borne diseases namely Dengue and Malaria in SDMC areas.
In her speech, Mrs. Sarita Choudhary said that we start using dessert coolers as soon as the summer starts. We often plant herbal and decorative plants in vase/pots, which contain clean water. These are the sensitive places where mosquitoes can breed as the ades mosquitoes responsible for Dengue usually breeds in clean stagnant water.
In our households we usually depend on servants for cleaning of such utensils. If we become more sensitive and take care of such places ourselves that can help in preventing spread of vector-borne diseases like Dengue and Malaria. She announced that the Public Health Deptt. of SDMC will sensitize Municipal Councillors and RWAs from June 1st on vector borne diseases in all wards in its jurisdiction to create awareness among the masses.
Choudhary appealed the Councillors to come forward and pay an important role in creating awareness among masses that would be real service to the society. She said that prevention is always better than cure, so we should help in sensitizing the issues of vector-borne diseases in creating the awareness in the community. She assured that Public Health Department of SDMC would extend its full co-operation.
Dr. N.K. Yadav, Municipal Health Officer, SDMC who gave a detailed presentation about the activities undertaken by the Public Health Deptt. to control the breeding of mosquitoes to prevent spread of Dengue and Malaria. He informed that “temephos” is available free of cost to one and all at circle office of Malaria in its each Ward. The “temephos” is used to check the breeding in clean stagnant water just like coolers or any other place which cannot be cleaned regularly.
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