M’lore: Need to convene a meeting with builders every quarter to curb Malaria: Dr Prakash


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Mangalore, Aug 20, 2014: The Additional Director of Dept of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Prakash has told that since 70 percent of the source of Malaria are the construction sites, the district health dept should convene a meeting with the builders of the city to curb the Malaria Menace.

 

He was addressing the meeting convened to analyze the progress in prevention of Malaria in Mangalore and Udupi districts at the conference hall of the DC office today.

 

 

Addressing the health dept officials of both the districts he said “The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts have contributed 88% of the total malaria cases across the state. The main reason for such a large number is increase in the construction sites which provide sources for the mosquito’s to breed. Considering all the breeding sources, 70% of the sources are the construction sites. Hence the district health dept of both the districts should convene a meeting with the builders every quarter to motivate them to provide good sanitary facilities to the construction workers and destroy the breeding sources”

 

“In prior to the meeting the health officials should make a list of all the builders along with the addresses and make sure that every builder is present in the meeting. Manly the construction site workers are the transmitters of this disease. If they are given with the mosquito net and other facilities malaria can be prevented and if the builders come forward then government too will help them in this regard.”

 

“There is a need to have a database of the labourers in both the districts. The motion of the labourers along with the list of the places they visit has to be tracked. The district health dept should seek help of the labour department to do so.”

 

Speaking about the statistics he pointed out that in 2014, 55 Percent of the total malaria cases have been reported from DK district while the Udupi contributes with 33 Percent. After 1996 the number of cases was decreasing and this year  it has seen a drastic increase which is dangerous.

 

DC AB Ibrahim, District Surgeon Rajeshwari Devi, Head of Malaria research wing of Indian Council for Mediacl Reasearch Dr. Ghosh were among the present at the occasion.

 

 

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