The Hindu 27.09.2013
‘VMC taking steps to prevent malaria’
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation in-charge Chief
Medical Officer of Health P. Ratnavali on Thursday said that the VMC was
taking all possible steps to prevent spread of vector-borne diseases.
The VMC was implementing action plan in all the six sub-units and taking
up anti-larval operations regularly. Peridomestic places treatment,
pyrethrum indoor spray, fogging, indoor residual spray etc were being
carried out, she said.
The corporation was taking up
these activities in areas where malaria positive or suspect cases were
reported. Emphasis was laid on 50 houses neighbouring the malaria
positive or suspect cases also. The VMC conducted mega medical camps in
the city, she added.
