Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the state of affairs of communicable illnesses within the state in a high-level inter-departmental assembly at his official residence right here on Saturday and gave essential pointers.
“Every year in April, July and October, a special campaign is conducted with inter-departmental coordination for effective control of communicable diseases. The new phase of the campaign is scheduled to start in October this year. Along with government efforts, public participation is also important in this. We have two successful models of encephalitis control and Covid management, which will be useful for us in the communicable disease campaign. Today there is a dengue testing facility in every district. The time till 15th November is sensitive for us from the point of view of communicable diseases,” stated the Uttar Pradesh CM within the assessment assembly.
Reviewing the prevalence of communicable illnesses in UP, CM Yogi stated, “In current occasions, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Meerut, and Moradabad districts have been affected by dengue. Dengue outbreak state of affairs was additionally seen in Bulandshahr and Sambal whereas Bareilly, Sitapur,Shahjahanpur, Hardoi Badaun, Pilibhit and Sambhal have been affected by malaria. Similarly, Prayagraj, Kanpur Nagar, Barabanki, Kushinagar, Sant Kabirnagar, Saharanpur and Basti are weak to Chikungunya. There is a have to take particular warning in these districts.
Highlighting the effectiveness of illness surveillance by interdepartmental committees, UP CM said, “Thousands of children have died due to encephalitis in the districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh in the past. Community health services should be trained for rapid outbreak response. Disease surveillance data systems should be strengthened for rapid outbreak response. A total of 50,000 children died. In 2017 we formed an interdepartmental committee, where all departments worked together. Hospitals were built, PICU was set up and doctors were deployed. Along with this, arrangements for clean drinking water and toilets were also made. As a result, there has not been a single death due to Japanese encephalitis, chikungunya and malaria from January 1 to September 7 this year. We controlled the disease that had been wreaking havoc for four decades in five years. After control, our next goal is eradication.””Hotspot situations should not be allowed anywhere. If such a situation exists anywhere, the concerned Municipal Commissioner/Executive Officer should personally reach there and inspect. Availability of medicines should be ensured in hospitals.” Instructed UP CM Yogi within the assembly.
He additional reviewed the reporting of recent sufferers within the hospitals.
CM Yogi Adityanath stated “There must be regular reporting of new patients in all government and private hospitals/medical colleges. One nodal officer should be nominated by the District Magistrate for all the PHC/CHC/district hospitals/medical colleges of the state. These nodal officers should check the hospitals under their charge every evening and maintain the smooth functioning of the system. Paramedics posted in PHC/CHC and other hospitals must provide their services regularly”To management the state of affairs of outbreaks of illnesses within the districts Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister instructed for coordination amongst completely different our bodies. Urban Development, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department ought to conduct fogging and larvicidal spray for efficient management of mosquitoes.
Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath additionally instructed to involved departments that Sanitization ought to be performed each morning and fogging within the night.
Continuous vector management and sensitization actions ought to be carried out in all of the areas talked about within the listing of high-risk areas offered by the Health Department.
“The Education Department should sensitize students and parents about communicable diseases through nodal teachers in all the schools of the district. Sensitization should be done regarding measures to prevent communicable diseases such as the use of sleeve shirts, full-length pants etc. and measures to prevent mosquito breeding and bites. On receiving information about fever-affected students from any area, information should be immediately provided to the local front-line worker or medical officer.” Yogi instructed the Education Department on the assembly.
He additionally reviewed the Animal Husbandry Department and stated “Regular cleaning of all animal enclosures should be done by the Animal Husbandry Department. To eliminate the possibility of mosquitoes breeding in the water containers used for drinking by animals, it is necessary to change this water regularly.”Inter-departmental coordination is a vital foundation for the success of the communicable illness marketing campaign. Solid efforts ought to be made for cleanliness and well being safety with inter-departmental coordination by medication and well being, medical schooling, rural improvement, city improvement, girls and youngster improvement, agriculture, and primary secondary schooling.
He additional stated “Supply of pure drinking water should be ensured. A chlorination demo should be given in front of people. Give information about boiling water, filtering it and drinking it. Chlorine tablets should be distributed”. (ANI)