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5 months, 2 weeks ago

PMC writes to Pune Metro over mosquito breeding sites

In the light of rising number of Zika and dengue cases in the city, Pune Municipal Corporation is spraying insecticides at mosquito breeding sites. When PMC officials went to spray insecticide on stagnated water, the metro security personnel did not allow them to do so. Hemant Sonawane, public relations officer of Pune Metro, said, “We are taking care of mosquito …

Metro Pmc Spray Pune Metro Mosquito Breeding Sites Pmc Officials

6 months ago

Monsoon woes: DMHO calls for vigil against seasonal diseases

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: The district health department has highlighted the imminent threat of seasonal diseases in view of the monsoon’s onset. A meeting chaired by DMHO Dr Jagadeeswara Rao on Wednesday focused on preventive measures against diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, and diseases transmitted by insects.The meeting emphasized the importance of community action in preventing these diseases. "It is necessary to …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi: 8 teams to keep G20 Summit venue mosquito free

Hindustan Times

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has deployed eight teams to ensure that Bharat Mandapam at Pragati Maidan, the main venue of the upcoming G20 Summit, is kept free of mosquitoes during the event, officials said on Tuesday. The officials said that these teams will detect and destroy mosquito larvae, and will carry out periodic fogging drives across the 123-acre Pragati …

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1 year, 6 months ago

PMC gears up to combat vector-borne diseases

Hindustan Times

The Pune Municipal Corporation health department has started holding disease prevention and control programmes to tackle infectious diseases during the monsoon season. Dr Bhagwan Pawar, health officer, PMC, on Thursday held a meeting with zonal medical officers, ward medical officers, assistant health chief, malaria surveillance officers, and medical superintendents of civic-run hospitals to discuss the plan of action. Dr Suryakant …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Many kids down with dengue cases in erstwhile Adilabad district

Deccan Chronicle

ADILABAD: Large numbers of children are down, dengue positive and undergoing treatment in government and private hospitals in the Adilabad region. According to official sources, 130 dengue-positive cases were confirmed via Elisa test in Adilabad region while 82 dengue-positive cases were reported from Mancherial district in the last two months. Private hospitals are not registering the information about the dengue-positive …

Children Cases Dengue Private Hospitals Adilabad

2 years, 9 months ago

Japanese encephalitis declared a communicable disease of national significance

ABC

Australia's acting chief medical officer has triggered a vaccine rollout for the mosquito-borne pig and human disease Japanese encephalitis, declaring it an "incident of national significance". Key points: After briefing the national Cabinet, the CMO declared the unfolding situation a communicable disease of national significance What follows is mosquito surveillance and control and vaccination for those at risk Japanese encephalitis …

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2 years, 11 months ago

60 Important Judgments Of Delhi High Court In 2021

Live Law

The Delhi High Court gave several significant verdicts in 2021. "Right Of Access To Justice Gravely Hampered Due To Pandemic; Take Expeditious Steps For Hybrid Courts Infrastructure": High Court To Delhi Govt Observing that citizens' right of access to justice has been gravely hampered due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Government to take …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Finding 100 Real Cases Better Than Under-Reporting: How UP IAS Officer is Handling Zika Spread in Kanpur

News 18

It’s better to find 100 real cases than under-report the actual scenario, Uttar Pradesh’s top bureaucrat Amit Mohan Prasad, who is handling the outbreak of Zika virus in Kanpur, told News18.com. Designated as Additional Chief Secretary in the Department of Health and Family Welfare in Uttar Pradesh, Prasad has asked his team of officers to “focus on aggressive contact-tracing and …

Uttar Pradesh Cases Team Kanpur Lin Officer Mosquito

3 years, 3 months ago

Firozabad Administration Release Gambusia Fish That Eat Mosquito Larvae in Ponds To Tackle Dengue Outbreak