No outbreak of disease: Govt

  • 27/06/2013

  • Tribune (New Delhi)

The government today said no outbreak of any water, food or air-borne disease has been reported from the flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand. A three-member high-level committee from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is in Dehradun to review the public health situations with state health authorities. The team had left yesterday. "No outbreak of water, food or air-borne or direct contact diseases has been reported from the affected areas," said a Health Ministry statement. It added that after picking up early warning signals, diarrhoea cases in Haridwar (Alwalpur), Uttarkashi (Udvi) and Rudraprayag (Chandrapuri) have been managed at incipient stage. The ministry said district units of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), NRHM, are conducting health surveillance in all affected districts. It said three central public health teams have already been posted in Uttarakhand and they have reported to Principal Secretary, Health, in Uttarakhand since June 23. Eight additional teams are also kept on standby, ready to move at short notice, the ministry said. A specialist from National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has been placed with the state government for providing assistance on matters pertaining to vector-borne diseases, it said. "The first three-member team from NIMHANS for providing psycho-social support will reaching Dehradun soon. Two more teams (three members each) are also on the way," the statement said. According to the ministry, the state government has requested for specified quantities of 60 drug and non-drug items. Three truckloads of these medical supplies have been delivered. On the state's request, 10 lakh chlorine tablets are being procured by the ministry.