New Delhi: Expressing deep concern at occurrence of 71 cases of dengue from North, South and East Delhi Municipal Corporations during this week alone, Dr. A.K. Walia, Delhi Health & Family Welfare Minister today directed their Health Officers to effectively contain the spread of dengue before it is too late.
He said that it is a matter of concern that as compared to 13 in 2012 and 84 in 2011, this year 226 cases of dengue have been reported in entire Delhi till date. He stressed that the officials have to be utmost cautious and remain on alert during the coming two months as the trend indicates rise in incidence of dengue.
Dr. Walia directed the Municipal Corporations to carry out domestic and field anti-mosquito measures on Saturdays and Sundays also to improve coverage. He further directed to put in service two hand-operated fogging machines in each of the 272 Municipal Wards as well as one vehicle-mounted fogging machines in each of the 12 zones.
He emphasized that health officials of all the three Municipal Corporations must focus on areas from where the dengue cases are being reported. Intensive fogging both at domestic and field level must be carried out in re-settlement colonies, JJ colonies and the areas where construction activities are going on. It is imperative to ensure that mosquito breeding does not take place in water tanks where construction activities are going on.
The Health Minister said that the situation and incidence of dengue must be closely monitored. He stressed that we have to keep our preparedness at optimum level and ensure that hospital beds, testing kits, medicines and platelets are adequately available. The Medical Superintendents of some of the hospitals wanted more Laboratory Technicians for platelet-separation. Dr. Walia instructed the Director,bHealth Services to coordinate with Medical Superintendents and provide the required number of Laboratory Technicians so that availability of platelets remain adequate.
Dr. Walia directed that hospitals should strictly follow the guidelines issued by the Govt. of India with regard to the use of testing kits to ensure uniformity, effective monitoring and management of the dengue.
Dr. Walia expressed concern that the reports of the Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme have shown high breeding of aedes mosquitoes during the month of September. He highlighted that Sangam Vihar has indicated container index (C.I.) of 14.1. It was 14.5 in Mayapuri Huts, 12.5 in CISF Camp, Mahipalpur, 9.4 in Central School, Andrews Ganj, 9.6 in Frank Anthony Public School, Lajpat Nagar.
The Health Minister emphasised that all overhead and underground water tanks must be cleaned on regular basis by all concerned. Any possibility for mosquito-genic condition must scrupulously avoided. The Medical Superintendents of the Hospitals were specifically directed to check overhead and underground water tanks within their premises to ensure that there is no mosquito breeding. He strongly appealed the Heads of the Offices, Educational Institutions, RWA, Industrial Associations and Market Federations to ensure that all the tanks within their premises are kept clean and free from mosquito breeding.
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