Patiala News:District Health Department preparing for campaign with drones to combat dengue
Training is being provided to staff to further intensify the campaign against dengue – Civil Surgeon
As per the guidelines of the Health and Family Welfare Department, Punjab, the teams of the Health Department under the leadership of Civil Surgeon Patiala Dr. Shelly Jaitley are continuously taking action against dengue. Under this campaign, the department is preparing to attack dengue through high-tech aerial spray (drone) in the dengue hot spot areas of Patiala, which are difficult to reach. Giving information regarding this, Civil Surgeon Dr. Shelly Jaitley said that preparations are being made for a campaign to spray through drones in the hot spot areas of Patiala district. With which action can be taken quickly in a large area. In this regard, training is being given to paramedics, field staff and ASHA workers so that the common people are made aware about it.
In this regard, today, under the leadership of Senior Medical Officer Dr. Preneet Kaur, the paramedical staff and ASHA workers at CHC Tripuri were made aware about the activities of high-tech aerial spray. On this occasion, District Epidemiologist Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Deputy Mass Media Officer Mahavir Singh, Health Inspector Ran Singh and Avtar Singh reached specially. On this occasion, Dr. Gurpreet Kaur said that dengue related activities are going on in Patiala district. Teams have been checking dengue larvae by going door to door, the teams are also providing information about the causes, symptoms and prevention of the spread of dengue so that the dengue mosquito is not allowed to breed. He said that joint efforts are needed to eliminate dengue, everyone should become an equal participant in the campaign of the health department and make efforts to eradicate dengue, every citizen, considering it his personal responsibility, should celebrate Dry Day one day a week in his home, office as well as in neighborhoods, colonies, villages and every place where there is a possibility of dengue larvae being born, that place should be cleaned and dried.
On this occasion, he said that 36168 places were reached across the district and dengue larvae were checked and the larvae found at 287 places were destroyed by the teams on the spot. He also said that till now, 1267250 houses have been surveyed by the health teams under the Dry Day campaign, out of which larvae were found at 9070 places, which were destroyed by the teams on the spot and the concerned families were made aware about future prevention. He said that till now, 69 dengue cases have been found in Patiala district.
Photo- 1) Health department officials examining dengue larvae.
2) District Epidemiologist Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Senior Medical Officer Dr. Preneet Kaur and others giving information about high tech aerial spray (drone) to the staff at CHC Tripuri.
In this regard, today, under the leadership of Senior Medical Officer Dr. Preneet Kaur, the paramedical staff and ASHA workers at CHC Tripuri were made aware about the activities of high-tech aerial spray. On this occasion, District Epidemiologist Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Deputy Mass Media Officer Mahavir Singh, Health Inspector Ran Singh and Avtar Singh reached specially. On this occasion, Dr. Gurpreet Kaur said that dengue related activities are going on in Patiala district. Teams have been checking dengue larvae by going door to door, the teams are also providing information about the causes, symptoms and prevention of the spread of dengue so that the dengue mosquito is not allowed to breed. He said that joint efforts are needed to eliminate dengue, everyone should become an equal participant in the campaign of the health department and make efforts to eradicate dengue, every citizen, considering it his personal responsibility, should celebrate Dry Day one day a week in his home, office as well as in neighborhoods, colonies, villages and every place where there is a possibility of dengue larvae being born, that place should be cleaned and dried.
On this occasion, he said that 36168 places were reached across the district and dengue larvae were checked and the larvae found at 287 places were destroyed by the teams on the spot. He also said that till now, 1267250 houses have been surveyed by the health teams under the Dry Day campaign, out of which larvae were found at 9070 places, which were destroyed by the teams on the spot and the concerned families were made aware about future prevention. He said that till now, 69 dengue cases have been found in Patiala district.
Photo- 1) Health department officials examining dengue larvae.
2) District Epidemiologist Dr. Gurpreet Kaur, Senior Medical Officer Dr. Preneet Kaur and others giving information about high tech aerial spray (drone) to the staff at CHC Tripuri.