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PUNJAB TO LAUNCH \u201cHAR SHUKARVAR DENGUE TE VAR\u201d CAMPAIGN TO COMBAT DENGUE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2014 LAST YEAR CAMPAIGN RESULTED IN 50% REDUCTION IN CASES & 66% REDUCTION IN DEATH<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2014 THIS YEAR OUR AIM IS TO REDUCE DENGUE CASES BY 80%: DR BALBIR SINGH<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chandigarh, April 26:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emphasising the need for coordinated efforts among all stakeholder departments, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Saturday, unveiled a multi-pronged strategy combining public awareness, stricter enforcement, and enhanced healthcare readiness to bring down the dengue cases by 80 percent this year.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDedicated dengue beds with mosquito nets have been allocated in District Hospitals, Sub-divisional Hospitals, CHCs, ESI Hospitals and Medical Colleges, while, the testing and treatment for dengue and malaria will remain free of cost at all government health facilities, including 881 Aam Aadmi Clinics,\u201d said the Health Minister, while revealing the government\u2019s initiatives to control Dengue this season.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Presiding over a meeting of the State Task Force meeting on Vector Borne Diseases here at Punjab Bhawan, on Saturday, Dr Balbir Singh announced that ‘Har Shukarvar Dengue Te Var’ campaign, initiated by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, will be commenced from May 1 onwards.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He also stressed on the importance of robust strategies to control dengue, malaria, and chikungunya, while, directing all the stakeholder departments to amplify their efforts and launch a mass awareness drive to prevent these vector-borne diseases.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Highlighting a crucial step, Dr Balbir Singh announced that Dengue is a notifiable disease in Punjab and the price for dengue testing in private hospitals and laboratories has been capped at Rs 600 statewide, ensuring affordable access to this vital service.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Outlining the Health Department’s preparedness, Dr Balbir Singh informed that 50,000 nursing staff and 50,000 paramedical staff have been trained as mosquito larvae breeder checker and they will further train the officials of the aligned departments to how to identify larvae, breeding spots etc.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During the meeting, Dr Balbir Singh also reviewed the ongoing activities of various departments in tackling the dengue. He instructed officials to make concerted efforts to control both dengue and malaria to safeguard public health.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lauding the effectiveness of the ‘Har Shukarvar Dengue Te Var’ campaign, Dr Balbir Singh said, \u201cThis awareness campaign has yielded remarkable results last year, with dengue cases witnessed 50 percent reduction, while, dengue related deaths drastically reduced by 66 percent. Furthermore, no malaria-related deaths were reported in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expanding the preventive measures, the Health Minister disclosed that school children and teachers will be actively involved by organising special awareness camps in schools. These camps will focus on educating them about preventive steps against various vector-borne diseases. He also directed the School Education Department to eliminate stagnant water in school premises, particularly around toilets, mid-day meal kitchen, and overhead water tanks.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To ensure effective information dissemination, Dr Balbir Singh directed the Department officials to establish a clear communication channel utilising the services of Mass Education and Media wing. This will facilitate the flow of health-specific information to ASHA workers, Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committee members and other stakeholder departments, leading to better implementation of government initiatives.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr Balbir Singh appealed to the public to actively prevent mosquito breeding by not letting water stagnation in and around their homes. He also urged citizens to visit government hospitals immediately if they experience any symptoms and get tested for dengue and malaria.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Addressing another critical aspect, the Health Minister directed the officers of the Water Supply and Sanitation Department to promptly rectify any malfunctioning reverse osmosis (RO) systems across the state that have been installed for water purification. The State Program Officer (National Vector Borne Disease Control Program), Dr Arshdeep Kaur, presented an overview of the work undertaken to prevent vector-borne diseases and outlined the future plans of the Health Department.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The meeting was attended by key officials including Principal Secretary Health Kumar Rahul, Special Secretary Health-cum-MD NHM Ghanshyam Thori, Director Health and Family Welfare Dr Hitinder Kaur, Director Health Services (Family Welfare) Dr Jasminder, DRME Dr Avnish Kumar, and officers from the Rural Development and Panchayats, State Transport, Medical Education and Research, School Education, Labour, Water Supply & Sanitation, and Senior Regional Director Health and Family Welfare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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