Sanitation drive from July 23

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The New Indian Express 23.07.2009

Sanitation drive from July 23


HYDERABAD: With the monsoon setting in, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will launch a combined special sanitation drive in the high risk areas of Greater Hyderabad from July 23. It will involve the staff of Assistant Medical Officer Health

(AMOHs), Entomology, District Medical and Health Office (DM&HO) of Hyderabad and Rangareddy and Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board and NGOs. A meeting on communicable diseases was held in the chambers of the Additional Commissioner (H&S) where it was decided that a combined special sanitation drive will be taken up on all working days.

A meeting of all the major government and private Hospitals will be held on July 24 at 11 am in GHMC office for immediate reporting of the cases of dengue, malaria, cholera, gastroenteritis and other diseases affecting public health. Effective measures will be taken up immediately.

It was decided to increase public awareness by intensive health education through radio, door-to-door stickers and auto advertisements.