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Dengue rise fuels alarm in India
New DelahiI—In India, a sharp rise in the number of
dengus cases hot set the alram bells ringing as to sources till August
25, there have been 60 confirmed cases of dengue in Delhi and 213 from
Gurgaon. So far two persons have lost their lives because of Dengue.
And, this all is happening in the Monsoon when the weather condition
becomes conducive for the breeding of Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
Proactive actions are expected from health authorities in this and
similar situations, and taking cognizance of the situation National
Vector Borne Disease Control Program (NVBDCP) soon would send a team
to Gurgaon which has been affected most by Dengue to review the
situation. However, according to Dr GPS Dhillion, Director of NVBDCP,
there is dearth of staff to implement the program effectively.
Gurgaon is major concern for health authorities. CMO of the city Dr SS
Dalal informed that the health department has deployed six teams in
the different areas to educate people about the disease with carrying
out fogging and spraying larvicide in places where water could
accumulate. According to him so far fogging has been done in around 50
colonies.
Delhi too is concerned about Dengue, particularly recent registration
of new cases. According to MCD sources Delhi’s 34 hospitals are well
equipped to handle dengue cases. Accordingly, these hospitals have
sufficient platelets and relevant drugs to deal with an outbreak. MCD
is trying hard to meet challenge of Dengue through its challans
against people/bodies failing to check mosquito breeding.
Proactive actions are expected from health authorities in this and
similar situations, and taking cognizance of the situation National
Vector Borne Disease Control Program (NVBDCP) soon would send a team
to Gurgaon which has been affected most by Dengue to review the
situation. Arundhati Roy, Arune Roy Anand Chakraverti, Soutam
Novlakha, Mahaseweta devi, Medha patakar, Nikhil Dey.—AP |
