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By Express News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Prevention of contagious diseases and waste management are mutually complementary, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. The chief minister was speaking after inaugurating the third edition of Arogya Jagratha 2020 programme by the Health Department for prevention and control of contagious diseases. The programme is to implement foolproof prevention programmes against diseases. The chief minister observed that people have responded positively to the plastic ban. Health Minister K K Shailaja said the department has devised a calendar for continuous programmes for disease prevention..