Action plan to check dengue in Delhi ahead of CWG
March 3rd, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Wednesday initiated a campaign to check mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikunguniya and malaria in time for the Commonwealth Games.
Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain said that an action plan has been chalked out to prevent the spread of these diseases during the Oct 3-14 Games.
“Around 34 hospitals have been identified as sentinel surveillance hospitals and 22 surveillance posts will be established for Commonwealth Games,” Sain said.
“To check the spread of the virus of the vector-borne disease, Rapid Response Teams are being constituted in each of the 12 zones of the MCD,” Sain said while addressing a workshop for various municipal counsellors and staff.
Deputy Mayor Azad Singh called for intensification of efforts by the civic body. He said there is a need to depute more people for the surveillance.
At the meeting, the MCD’s domestic breeding checkers were also asked to swing into action and intensify efforts around the year and not just after the monsoon season.
Last year, Delhi reported three dengue deaths while over 1,000 people were affected by the mosquito-borne disease.
–Indo-Asain News Service
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