Patiala News:Health Department conducts anti-dengue dry day activities in government and private hospitals

Patiala News:Health Department conducts anti-dengue dry day activities in government and private hospitals

Civil Surgeon Patiala Dr. Sally Jaitley led the teams of the Health Department to prevent dengue and conducted anti-dengue dry day activities at government and private hospitals of the district like Park Hospital , Garg Hospital , Manipal Hospital , Vardhman Hospital , Community Civil Hospital and Medical College etc. During this, various parts of the hospitals , roofs , pots , coolers and other water collecting places were inspected. Dengue larvae found at many places were destroyed on the spot.

On this occasion, Civil Surgeon Dr. Sally Jaitley said that continuous efforts are being made by the Health Department to prevent dengue. He appealed to all the district residents to take special care of cleanliness in their homes as well as their surroundings and not to let water accumulate in empty items , tires , pots , coolers and utensils lying inside or outside the houses. He said that while celebrating Dry Day every Friday, the places where water accumulates in and around the houses should be cleaned and inspected.

He said that to make this campaign successful, the cooperation of ASHA workers, members of Village Health Committees and representatives of the Rural Development and Panchayat Department is also being sought.

District Epidemiologist Dr. Gurpreet Kaur said that in the current weather, there is a possibility of dengue larvae breeding , so it is very important not to let water stagnate. She said that wherever larvae are found by the teams of the health department , they are being destroyed on the spot and larvicide is also being sprayed in places with standing water .

He said that so far this year, there have been only 69 cases of dengue in Patiala district. In case of high fever , headache , body ache and joint pain, people should immediately go to the nearest health center to seek medical advice and get tested for dengue as needed.

Dr. Gurpreet Kaur said that under the anti-dengue dry day campaign, 31,017 houses were surveyed across the district this week and larvae were checked and the larvae found at 195 places were destroyed on the spot. She said that so far, a total of 13,16,502 houses have been surveyed by the teams of the health department, out of which dengue larvae were found at 9,484 places , which were destroyed on the spot, and the concerned families have also been made aware about prevention from dengue.