Awareness rally by nursing school students for prevention of dengue
- Survey of 274 houses and other places, testing of 1,311 water containers; Dengue larvae found in 9 containers
Rupnagar, September 18 : Under the ‘Har Pujara Dengue Te War’ campaign being run by the Health and Family Welfare Department Punjab to effectively prevent dengue and stop its spread, special anti-dengue and anti-larvae activities were organized in Rupnagar district. Under this, an awareness rally was taken out by the girl students of the nursing school to make people aware about the prevention of dengue.
During this activity, conducted under the leadership of Civil Surgeon Rupnagar Dr. Vivek Kataria, teams of the Health Department conducted a house-to-house survey by making special visits to the areas sensitive and marked for dengue. The teams meticulously inspected the potential mosquito breeding sites and identified sources of standing water to check for the presence of larvae.
During this special campaign, 274 houses and other places were surveyed and 1,311 water containers were checked in Rupnagar, Bharatgarh, Sri Chamkaur Sahib, Kiratpur Sahib and Nurpur Bedi areas. Larvae were found present in 9 containers during the inspection. The Health Department teams took necessary anti-larvae action on the spot and eliminated the breeding sources of mosquitoes.
To effectively carry out this campaign, teams of the Health Department were deployed. These teams were supported by ASHA workers, nursing staff and members of village health, sanitation and nutrition committees from rural and urban areas. On this occasion, Assistant Program Officer, NVBDCP, Punjab Mrs. Baljit Kaur, State Entomologist Mr. Najat Inder Singh, Mr. Prem Saroop, Mr. Vikram Kumar, Mr. Amrik Singh, Medical Officer Mr. Dilbagh Singh, Mr. Ranjit Singh besides other health workers and nursing school students were also present.
The teams of the health department gave detailed information to the people about the symptoms of dengue, preventive measures and maintaining cleanliness around them. Health officials said that along with the efforts being taken at the government level for the prevention of dengue, the active participation of every citizen is also very important.
Civil Surgeon Dr. Vivek Kataria appealed to the people to check their homes, offices, shops and surrounding areas every Friday. Standing water in coolers, pots, water containers, roofs, old tyres and other places should be emptied immediately and water containers should be kept covered. He said that water should not be allowed to stagnate around houses and potential sources of dengue mosquito breeding should be eliminated regularly.
He also appealed to the people to fully cooperate with the health workers during the survey and monitoring. If any person experiences symptoms related to dengue, such as high fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, body aches, etc., then they should contact the nearest health facility without delay.
Dr. Kataria said that if every family takes an active role in eliminating sources of standing water by checking their home and surroundings at least once a week, then a significant contribution can be made in preventing the spread of dengue.
