Awareness drive on diseases in all panchayats soon
- | Tuesday | 17th July, 2018
She asked the officials to involve Sadhikara Mitra and Aanganwadi workers, ANMs and health workers in the special drive. Reviewing the health situation in the district at meeting with Collector Pravin Kumar, she said awareness programmes would go a long way in keeping the spread of seasonal diseases at bay. Mr. Pravin Kumar informed Ms. Malakondaiah, on the steps undertaken to check the seasonal diseases in Araku and the outlying areas of the GVMC. Citing that poor implementation of the preventive measures has led to spread of seasonal diseases in the rural area, Special Chief Secretary (Health) Poonam Malakondaiah on Monday asked the department officials to conduct special awareness drives in all panchayats to sensitise people on importance of destroying mosquito larva. Doctors should be appointed in the Agency, apart from setting up of round-the-clock diagnostic test centres,” they said.
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