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 …
On Tuesday, counsels for Delhi government, Union government and the three civic bodies were present before the court. The Delhi High Court Tuesday rapped authorities for their failure to take preventive measures to prevent the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya. On Tuesday, counsels for Delhi government, Union government and the …
Government-administered adulticiding is frequently conducted in response to dengue transmission worldwide. Anecdotal evidence suggests that spraying may create a “false sense of security” for residents. Our objective was to determine if there was an association between residents’ reporting outdoor spatial insecticide spraying as way to prevent dengue transmission and both …
Thiruvananthapuram: With dengue cases on the rise, the city is experiencing severe scarcity of blood in blood banks. The by standers and relatives are having a horrid time arranging blood for the patients whose platelet count drops sharply owing to dengue. According to P S Baby, who is associated with …
An EDUSAT session on awareness regarding dengue and chikungunya shall be relayed for the children of government schools across the state on May 16. In a letter to all DEOs of the state, the DGSE has told schools to ensure that all upper primary students at their respective government schools …
With cases of dengue and chikungunya continuing to rise in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Union Health Minister JP Nadda, requesting him to reserve 10 per cent of beds in central government-run hospitals for the treatment of dengue and chikungunya patients. In his letter to Nadda, …
Last month, major dailies had reported at least 79 cases of chikungunya and 24 cases of Dengue based on data provided by the SDMC. A principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday appointed ten young lawyers as local commissioners to check, inspect and prepare inspection reports on …
While the district administration is conducting back-to-back meetings with officials of various departments to curb malaria and dengue, no efforts on the ground are visible barring awareness programmes. The instructions of the district administration to spray burnt oil or insecticides in water pools are being ignored as residents of many …
MOMBASA (Xinhua) -- Kenya’s health authorities are on high alert after an outbreak of dengue fever in the coastal city of Mombasa with 153 cases having been confirmed. Acting Mombasa County Health Executive Binti Omara said on Sunday that 119 cases were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne tropical disease in private …
The court asked all the local bodies to place before it their respective statutes to ascertain who can be held responsible for ensuring that the court's directions are complied with. The Delhi High Court today favoured the setting up of a high-level committee for taking effective measures against recurrence of …
A dengue fever outbreak has left more than 150 people infected in Kenya’s coastal county of Mombasa. The County Healthy Chief Officer Dr Khadija Shikely said the disease has spread and affected all the six sub counties with 119 cases confirmed in major private hospitals by Sunday. “A total of …
At least 153 people have been affected by dengue fever outbreak in Mombasa, acting county health executive Binti Omara has said. Health experts from both public and private hospitals were on Sunday deliberating on how to contain further spread of the fever. According to Ms Omar, 119 cases have been …
KOZHIKODE: The district health department officials here have found larvae of aedes aegypti mosquitoes - the mosquito that can spread dengue fever -in indoor water storage containers in houses where severe water scarcity is being experienced. The larvae were found in a field visit conducted by district-level health squad at …
The meeting will also focus on the experience of the authorities in fighting the spread of dengue and chikungunya last year. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting with his ministers, all civic bodies and medical superintendents of hospitals on May 13 to review the preparedness for dealing with …
Summers are here and so are ailments related to the hot weather conditions. Suspected dengue patients have started arriving at hospitals in the city. One such patient from Bathinda, who was admitted to a private hospital, was confirmed by doctors to be suffering from dengue. The Health Department is yet …
Despite tall claims of Municipal Corporation Bathinda (MCB) officials regarding the heavy scheduled fogging to tackle the issue of mosquito breeding across the city, things continue to remain on paper as the fogging activity is running behind schedule. Uncovered garbage containers, scattered filth, choked drains and stagnant water across the …
NEW DELHI: Unless senior officers get out of their airconditioned offices, nothing will happen, the Delhi high court said on Monday in a blunt message to AAP government and the corporations, as it sought to fix accountability to prevent dengue and chikangunya outbreak. "Who will give us a certificate that …
AJMER : The medical and health department has initiated operation MADM (Mission Against Dengue and Malaria) and formed Rapid Response Team (RRT) to eradicate dengue and malaria from the district. Five years ago, Jawaja and Masuda were included in the dark zone of malaria with large number of patients testing …
Taking note of Tuesday's TOI report highlighting lack of preparedness in fighting dengue and chikungunya in the city, the high court on Tuesday demanded answers. The news article which cited a recent CAG report placed in Delhi Assembly last month was referred to by a bench of Acting Chief Justice …
Nearly 100 cases of dengue reported so far, say Health officials Amid concerns about the outbreak of dengue fever in parts of Mattannur municipality, Health Services officials here say that the situation is now under control as preventive measures to check spread of the disease are in full swing. According …
Ranchi: The Raghubar Das government has asked the Union health ministry to supply 60 lakh medicated mosquito nets to tackle dengue, malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the state. The department of health, medical education and family welfare wrote to the Centre earlier this month, seeking the consignment for distribution …
