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 …
MCD: Hospitals Not Reporting Cases On Regular Basis New Delhi: In 2006, the city was in the grips of a severe dengue outbreakwith3,366denguecasesbeing reported. A similar situation was witnessed in 2010 when 6,259 dengue cases were reported. However, no lessons have been learnt. The city is still struggling to get …
BHUBANESWAR: With the industrial belt of Angul district under the grip of a suspected dengue outbreak, the State Government has gone into the damage control mode. A team of experts from the Malaria and Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme led by Joint Director (Filaria) has been sent to the affected …
The first ever early warning system for a disease in Sri Lanka is to be set up soon. The early warning system for dengue fever will be setup with the assistance of the European Union (EU). The EU will assist in this project responding to a request made by Health …
To strengthen the involvement of school children and the education department in prevention of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya, a meeting was convened between the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Medical Relief and Public Health Committee and its Education Committee this past week. The issues discussed at the meeting …
A recently-compiled study has revealed that Punjab had witnessed a new dengue virus serotype DENV-4 that emerged in last year’s outbreak with 5,693 total reported cases which were 50 times higher than 113 cases reported in the first dengue outbreak in 2006. “A comparison of data during outbreak of dengue …
Dengue * No. of cases as at July 27, 2010 - 25,000 *No. of deaths as at July 2010 - 200 * No. of cases as at July 2011 - 13,516 * No. of deaths as at July 2011- 100 There is a 50 percent drop in the number of …
KOCHI: With the communicable diseases like malaria spreading in the district, the authorities with the Health Department are planning a slew of measures targeting the migrant labourers here. Though the cases of malaria have been on the rise in the district since 2000, the authorities are unable to put in …
The highest number of dengue cases - 4,718 has been reported from the Colombo district, followed by 1,627 in the Gampaha district and 714 in the Kalutara district, a Health Ministry spokesman said. "The country has recorded 2,113 dengue cases during the past 19 days while 3,412 dengue cases and …
Director of Health Services reviews fever situation The Health Department has directed its health supervisors to strengthen disease prevention and control activities at the field-level as viral fevers, including dengue and H1N1 cases, may go up as the monsoon intensifies. The Director of Health Services (DHS) convened a meeting on …
A total of 11,687 dengue cases and 82 deaths had been reported from all parts of the country by July 13, Health Ministry sources said. According to sources, the highest number of dengue cases, 4,506 and 1 deaths, had been reported from the Colombo district. The Colombo Municipal Council area …
The Health Ministry Epidemiology Unit statistics revealed that 909 dengue patients have been reported islandwide during the first week of July. Five persons had died due to dengue during last week. Colombo District is the worst affected by the dengue epidemic so far, and 475 dengue cases have been reported …
While malaria is raging in the city and adjacent districts, dengue fever has also started to make its presence felt. As per official data, there are 31 confirmed and 30 suspected cases of dengue in Hyderabad as of July 4. Sources in the health department say dengue test facilities are …
The four-year old boy who was being treated for dengue fever at the Intensive Critical Care Unit (ICCU) in Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) died last night. This is the seventh child to die of the disease this year and the fifth to die since the rapid spread of the …
President Mohamed Nasheed has appointed a high-level taskforce to coordinate the programme to control the dengue fever outbreak in the country. Members of the taskforce include: Dr Aminath Jameel, Minister of Health and Family; Hassan Afeef, Minister of Home Affairs; Shifa Mohamed, Minister of Education; Ahmed Inaz, Minister of Finance …
Health Ministry Epidemiology Unit statistics reveal that 9,660 dengue cases and 73 deaths had been reported from all parts of the country by Tuesday, sources said. According to the sources the number of dengue cases reported until June 28 was 2,863. "The number of deaths reported during the same period …
Focus on orchards at Muthalamada, Kollengode Steps to ensure safety of women on trains THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Health Department has detected the use of endosulfan in the orchards at Muthalamada and Kollengode in Palakkad, Health Minister Adoor Prakash has said. Replying to questions in the Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Prakash said …
MALE, June 29 (HNS) – The death toll from dengue fever in the Maldives has reached four in 48 hours with the latest death recorded this morning. Four-year-old Ahmed Lifshan of Reef View/Haa Alif atoll Muraidhoo is believed to have died while being transferred to Haa Dhaal Atoll Kulhudhuffushi Regional …
Sri Lanka's Minister of Health Maithripala Sirisena has taken measure to amend the legislation to give more powers to the Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) of the country to conduct their duties in controlling the mosquito menace without hindrance from the public. The Minister is also seeking to empower the PHIs …
