Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, July 22-
Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Monday chaired a high-level meeting via video conferencing (VC) to review the preparedness for prevention and control of water and vector borne diseases in the state. The water-borne diseases include Diaohrrea, Cholera and Hepatitis -A, while, vector-borne diseases are malaria, dengue, and chikungunya.
Deputy Commissioners, Civil Surgeons, Senior Officers from Urban local bodies (ULB), Water Supply and Sanitation Department and Rural Development Department from across the state participated in the meeting.
Terming it as the collective responsibility to prevent and control such diseases, the Minister instructed the officials to make district level inter-departmental coordination committees along with IMA members. A WhatsApp group should be created at district level where concerned Civil Surgeons will post the cases of fever, diaohrrea, cholera, dengue or malaria diseases to update the concerned department so that they can timely intervene to take appropriate preventive measures in the particular area from where such cases are coming into light.
