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The Hindu
21-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Tiruchi Corporation steps up vector control measures
Against the backdrop of summer showers, Tiruchi Corporation has stepped up its monitoring of any outbreak of vector-borne diseases. According to a source, the city has been registering a slight increase in fever cases and there are no active dengue cases. However, complaints of cold, cough and wheezing have been reported due to sudden climate change. Special fever camps are being conducted at the 18 Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) every day. Despite the fact that residents have received a much-needed respite from the scorching heat, stagnation of rainwater on potential dengue-breeding objects has become a cause for concern. To eliminate the potential outbreak of dengue, domestic breeding checkers (DBCs) and sanitary workers have been instructed to intensify their dengue prevention drive after the city received heavy rainfall in the last few weeks. According to M. Vijay Chandran, City Health Officer, the workers have been carrying out the anti-dengue drive regularly and with the recent rainfall, the drive has been intensified. 'So far, no dengue fever cases have been reported in the city. We have stepped up surveillance measures and have to monitor for the next two weeks. Additionally, chlorination of water and monitoring the chlorine level is undertaken by officials,' he said. A team of 50 DBCs in each zone has been formed to identify and eliminate dengue sources in all zones. Anti-mosquito fogging is being carried out in all 65 wards using portable machines available in all wards and high-power fogging trucks in all five zones. They are also engaged in spraying insecticides on open storm-water drains and drainage channels. The workers have been instructed to cover closely packed residential streets and water stagnation-prone areas to check for potential mosquito breeding sources. Anti-dengue drive would be undertaken at all government schools and anganwadi centres before the reopening, the official added.
The Hindu
13-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Health Minister expresses ire over graft allegations on govt. medical officers, calls for immediate corrective steps
Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Y. Satya Kumar Yadav has expressed dissatisfaction and anger with regard to the allegations of corruption emerging against the offices of the District Medical Officers and asked the officials concerned to take measures to correct it. The Minister, participating in a review meeting on the implementation of various health schemes at the district level, at the Secretariat in Velagapudi on May 13, Tuesday, said he expected better performance from a few District Medical and Health Officers (DMHOs) and District Health Services Coordinators (DCHSs), according to an official release from the department. Reviewing the performance of the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and the Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs), the Minister applauded the composite Krishna district for being the best performer, followed by Vizianagaram and Prakasam districts. Anantapur and other Rayalaseema districts lagged behind on this index, and also when it comes to services in Government Secondary Hospitals, according to the release. The Minister called for improvement of services in the region on these two indices. Mr. Satya Kumar Yadav said while selections to various positions in the district administration would happen on the basis of merit, it had come to his notice that a few administrative officers were demanding bribes from candidates to give them positions. He suggested that advertisements be published in the newspapers announcing that the selections were being done only on the basis of merit and that no one should pay any officer for a position. He said those at the lower rung of the administration should be transferred every three years. The review of the performance of District Medical Officers should be done twice a year, so as to make them accountable, he added. He directed that every officer should visit the Government Secondary Hospital in their jurisdiction regularly.
