Haflong, 7th November 2022: With news about the increase in dengue positive cases in Karbi Anglong district , the Medical and held department convened a convergence meeting at Jt. Director Office, Haflong today.
The meeting was organized by the office of the Dima Hasao National Centre Vector Borne Disease.
Health Secretary, NCHAC, Rebecca Changsan, ACS attended the meeting along with the Jt. Director Health, Dr. Leena Hakmaosa, senior doctors, all doctors, health officials from Haflong Civil Hospital and around the district and representative from the other line departments participated during the meeting.
The meeting was held in presence of experts from the state Dr. Dipankar Chetia, SNO JE/AES, NCVBDC and Dr. Ambit Baruah IEC/ BCC Consultant, to chalk out an effective strategy to prevent the spread of the disease. As informed by the Dr. Hakmaosa, two dengue positive cases have been detected from Haflong town from CCF colony and PWD colony in Haflong town area
Health Secretary Rebecca Changsan, emphasising the need for community participation in the effective control of the disease requested the line departments to fully cooperate the medical team to inform people about the measures to be taken to prevent the disease. Responding to the request by the Jt. Director Health, she said that necessary information will be given to the council members also so that they may take necessary steps in-order to educate the people about the preventive measures at their respective constituencies.
During his speech by Dr. Chetia, spoke about how important it is to intensely look into source reduction, fogging, miking activities for awareness and also larva survey so as to prevent the disease. Advising the members and all the health workers, ASHA and Anganwadi workers to closely monitor and spread the community awareness, destruction of the sources of the disease and the breeding spots is the most important step for prevention said the doctor.
Dr. Hakmaosa said that fogging and miking for awareness is going on currently around the district. She further informed that their department will distribute pamphlets on dos and donts among residents to make them aware of dengue.
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