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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