People should also become aware for dengue control
Bhopal: Side by side district level control room, zonal control rooms have also been set up to control dengue in the state capital. Process has also been accelerated to make people aware about ways to prevent malaria, dengue and other diseases. On Sunday, Principal Secretary Health Shri Praveer Krishna along with staff of Municipal Corporation and district administration visited a number of wards. During the visit, stagnant water was removed from pools near houses, coolers and old tyres and kerosene was sprayed where necessary. The process of advising people for prevention of diseases was started from today from Ambedkar Nagar, Abbas Nagar, Kolar Road and other places.
Control room
District level control room will coordinate in works relating to control of dengue. Its telephone numbers are 0755-2551291, 0755-2551293 and 94799-60334. Zonal offices have been opened at J.P. Hospital (in-charge Dr. Awasthi-98270-56443), Kolar area (in-charge Dr. Tandon-98931-94943) and Govindpura (in-charge Dr. Manjulata Agrawal).
ASHA workers to report daily
About 900 ASHA workers in the state capital have been entrusted responsibly to report as soon as they find symptoms of dengue or other diseases. ASHA workers will also advise people to move patients to government hospital.
Get treatment only at government hospital
Health Department has advised that a patient with dengue symptoms should be immediately taken to a government hospital instead of private ones since most of private hospitals do not have knowledge and do not comply with necessary protocol.
Fine may be imposed on negligence
If dengue spreads despite preventive steps then those families will be held responsible for it in whose houses proof of dengue mosquito larvae is found in stagnant water. Upto Rs. 1000 fine at family level and Rs. 10 thousand at institution level may be imposed. Such cases will be identified during monitoring and inspections by staff of Health Department and Municipal Corporation. At a meeting here today, Principal Secretary Shri Praveer Krishna laid emphasis on education people about diseases and make them partners in disease control. He directed all doctors and other staff to pay special attention to dengue patients. During last one and half months, directives have been re-issued to provide proper treatment to dengue patients in all government hospitals and health centres in the state. ADM Bhopal Shri B.S. Jamod and other concerning officers were present during today’s visits.
