The Hindu : Intensified drive to control epidemic

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Tuesday, Jul 01, 2003

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Southern States - Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram

Intensified drive to control epidemic

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM June 30. The City Corporation is embarking on an intensified epidemic control programme from July 1.

The first phase of the integrated ward-level programme will be organised from July 1 to July 10, the Mayor, J. Chandra, said here today. She was inaugurating a meeting to review the activities under the action plan to combat the outbreak of dengue and viral fever.

The meeting decided to divide the 81 wards into three sectors and launch a grassroots level campaign for epidemic prevention and treatment. To monitor health and sanitation activities, a 30- member ward committee will be constituted with the councillor as chairman and the Health Inspector as convener. The committees will be formed before July 5.The campaign will integrate Allopathic, Ayurveda and Homoeopathy systems of medicine. All the Public Health Centres, Ayurveda dispensaries and Homoeo hospitals in the city limits will remain open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kudumbasree units and Area Development Societies will coordinate with Public Health Centres and dispensaries to convene neighbourhood meetings to create awareness about the epidemic threat.

The 23 Mother and Child Welfare Centres under the Corporation will function from morning to evening under Junior Public Health nurses. Mike announcements will also be organised in all the 81 wards.

The meeting decided to ensure daily removal of garbage from collection points. Vector control activities will also be stepped up. Household-level larvicide spraying will be supplemented with power spraying and hand fogging.

The Corporation has directed hotels to avoid dumping animal wastes by the roadsides. They have been instructed to take animal wastes to the Manacaud dumping site between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The local body has procured sufficient stocks of medicines for distribution.

The chairman of the Health Standing Committee, K.C. Vikraman, presided over the meeting. The health and sanitation working group chairman, Attipra Asokan, the Health Officer, L. Jayalakshmy, councillors and Corporation officials, medical officers of PHCs and hospitals, community organisers and health workers participated in the meeting.

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