Health Minister holds high level review meeting on Vector Borne diseases in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Subsequent to the high level review of the status of vector borne diseases with 20 endemic States in the country,Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda chaired a meeting to review the preparedness of various agencies to prevent and manage vector borne diseases in the National Capital, here today.nnBipin Bihari Singh, Mayor, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), Smt Preeti Sudan, Secretary (Health), Promila Gupta, DGHS, Commissioners of various Municipal Corporations, representatives and senior officers from Delhi Government and Municipal Corporations of Delhi were also present during the meeting.nnEmphasising the need for adequate early preparedness for management of vector borne diseases, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Nadda advised the agencies to create a separate registry for the cases originating and being treated in Delhi.nnHe said the focus should be on active case finding for source identification and reduction of vectors and transmission.nnNadda further said that there should be no shortage of diagnostic kits, drugs, testing labs, manpower and funds.nnAwareness being the key to prevention of many diseases, he stressed on the importance of conducting focussed and intensive IEC campaigns and sustaining them through the monsoon season, especially at the time of onset of monsoon.nnDuring the meeting the Health Minister directed the officers to conduct supervisory visits to various hospitals in Delhi for assessing the situation, preparedness and to provide on the spot technical guidance to the health authorities.nnSanjeeva Kumar (AS),Manoj Jhalani (AS & MD),Vikas Sheel (JS), Lav Aggarwal (JS) and other senior officers of the Union Health Ministry, National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) were also present in the meeting .