Preventing mosquitoes' breeding priority: DGR
Mangaluru: The govt has decided to give more emphasis to the prevention of larva breeding this year, said minister for health and family welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao. He was speaking at a National Dengue Day programme organised by Dakshina Kannada district administration, zilla panchayat, Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC), and the health department at Hoige Bazaar in the city on Friday.
"Once the larva breeding is controlled, it is possible to prevent the spread of dengue. Measures in this direction will bring down the number of dengue and other
vector-borne diseases
. I have directed all officials and volunteers to take up measures before the disease starts spreading. Hence, we have commenced a drive through volunteers across the city, and are creating awareness among people too," Rao said, adding that similar drives are being held across the state.
Health workers, including ASHA activists, are actively working to ensure the complete destruction of mosquito sources, he said, and called upon people to join hands with the officials to make the drive successful. Dengue and other vector-borne diseases spread more during the rainy season. Aedes aegypti, a mosquito that spreads diseases like dengue, primarily emerges from clean and stagnant water. The mosquitoes lay eggs there, and the best way to prevent this is to close all water containers properly.
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The public needs to cooperate with the health department by following the guidelines to prevent larva breeding. Participation of the general public is more important to prevent the spread of vector-borne diseases, he said.
The minister suggested that more emphasis should be given to villages or localities where more cases of dengue and other vector-borne diseases were reported in the past. "The number of dengue cases in Dakshina Kannada was 140 last year, which is less compared to other parts of the state. The district has already reported 29 cases this year, and we are in a better position. We have to maintain this position by taking up appropriate measures.
A special meeting will also be convened to discuss the issue in Bengaluru," the minister added.
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