PASIGHAT: The Pasighat district health department is going all out to control mosquito-transmitted diseases like malaria, dengue and recently detected Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district. Headed by the DMO Dr Kaling Dai, a team of doctors and officials in carrying outsource reduction activities followed by awareness programme, fogging and …
CALANGUTE: Health authorities in Candolim have stepped up measures to tackle dengue, after 21 persons from Nerul and surrounding areas have tested positive for the dreaded disease since January. While most dengue cases have been reported at Firguembhat-Nerul, other dengue cases have been reported in Verem, Saligao, Calangute and Alto-Betim. …
The Health Department has notified the Haryana Epidemic Diseases, Malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) regulations, 2014, that would remain in force up to March next year. A spokesman of the Health Department said here today that under these regulations, an inspecting officer could be a person appointed by …
New Delhi: US scientists have warned India of increased incidence of infectious and vectorborne diseases in coming years due to climate change. According to a report on climate change and infectious diseases in India authored by top scientists from Environment Safety and Health Compliance Office of Centers for Disease Control …
Campaign to spread awareness on malaria, dengue The Dabbawalas, the famous food delivery workforce in the metropolis, have joined hands with the World Health Organisation to promote awareness about vector borne diseases like malaria and dengue among Mumbaikars. Under the initiative, started on Monday, the dabbawalas deliver lunch boxes with …
It is not even remotely close to monsoons but malaria has already started claiming lives in the city. Up to three cases of malaria related deaths have been suspected to have occurred since January this year, said civic health officials. "We are suspecting deaths due to malaria and the cases …
Pune: Experts in the city have demanded that vectorborne diseases like dengue be made ‘notifiable’ to curb their spread. The move comes against the backdrop of rising cases of dengue in the state in the last three years. “The current burden of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya in …
Mumbai: Creators of a successful public service project in Singapore, which equips its citizens with updates on dengue, will soon be designing a prototype for the city. Through the service, Mumbaikars can receive text and email alerts, if there are cluster of dengue cases near their homes, schools or workplaces. …
Vector-borne diseases are adding to the vicious cycle of poverty and have a significant impact of socio-economic status of communities, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. While countries in South-East Asia have made substantial economic progress, dengue and malaria fuel a vicious cycle of poverty and are still killing …
Challenges such as extreme weather, rising seas and worsening scarcity of drinking water are forcing many Asian governments to confront the changes being wrought by a warming planet even as some point to rich Western nations as major culprits. Millions of people in the region have already been displaced by …
To eradicate dengue, a multi-pronged campaign was launched on Tuesday across six Indian cities with public-private partnership. As part of the two-month long campaign ‘U & Me Against Dengue’, fumigation drive, neem plantation and cleanliness drive would be kicked off in phases across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad …
This comprehensive brief explains why vector-borne diseases merit global attention. It provides detail on the vectors and the diseases they cause. It outlines the various methods of prevention and control of such diseases and the challenges that the public health community faces in tackling them. It concludes with WHO’s recommendations …
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has chalked out a plan for the prevention and control of dengue fever during the upcoming summer season at a cost of Rs60 million. Besides effective measures for dengue prevention, the availability of treatment facilities to the affected people will be ensured. This information was shared …
MARGAO: Dengue scare has returned back to haunt villagers of Velim. A suspected case of dengue was reported at Rangali area of the village after which people demanded immediate action by health officials and local panchayat body. Officials of the Primary Health Centre, Balli, descended on Rangalli to take stock …
At least 84 cases of dengue fever were reported from Karachi only during the first 34 days of the current year. Three of these were registered in the past 24 hours at OPDs of different hospitals in the city, said Sindh Dengue Surveillance Cell Coordinator Dr Mohammad Shakil Mullick here …
The Union Assurance in collaboration with the Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council, has taken an initiative to educate children about the risk factors of dengue. According to that DenGone, a multimedia educational video game highlighting the importance of the prevention of dengue targeting school children as well …
Officers of the Health Ministry, the Epidemiology Unit and other institutions under the purview of the ministry conducted a special inspection for dengue breeding sites in the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia areas with the assistance of the Police and Armed Forces, a ministry spokesman said. Over 90 percent of schools located in …
Ten more dengue viral fever cases were reported in Karachi on Wednesday, said Dr Shakeel Aamir Mullick Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell. Dr Mullick said a total of 53 dengue cases were reported in Sindh in 2014, of them 51 were in the provincial capital, one in Thatta, while …
LAHORE - Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister on Health Kh Salman Rafique has said that 2014 will be a more challenging year with regard to dengue and the officers and the staff of the concerned departments will have to work with greater determination to control this menace. He expressed these …
In State, 40,000 Contracted Infection, 67 Died Between January And November Last Year Pune: Not just dengue, but malaria too has claimed a sizable number of lives in the state last year. As per the latest report of the state health department, as many as 40,000 people contracted the mosquito-borne …
Health Dept Statistics Caution Against Diarrhoea Though the state boasts of high health standards, statistics revealed by the health department indicates severe threat from several communicable diseases. The data from 2006 to 2013 show that the state has been witnessing a rapid increase in the prevalence of communicable diseases, with …
