The Hindu 05.09.2013
Action plan to control dengue
A fortnight-long special action plan has been formulated
for the capital city, which continues to bear the brunt of over 70 per
cent of the total dengue case burden of the entire State. The district
had reported around 450 confirmed cases of dengue in May, which rose to
over 1,000 confirmed cases each in the months of June and July.
In
August, the number of confirmed dengue cases came down to 470 after the
district health administration launched an intensive action plan
focussing on 10 hot spots for dengue in the district, with a health
official put in charge of the control measures in each area. The same
strategy is to be adopted for the high-risk spots identified in the 40
Corporation wards where the Health Services field workers do not have a
presence. All control activities will be coordinated by a team of health
officials, including the Corporation’s Health Officer, officials from
the district medical office and the Surveillance Unit and one faculty
member of Community Medicine of the MCH.
