Ghaziabad: The city recorded 15 new cases of dengue fever on Sunday, took Caseload to 237 – highest in the last five years.
Before this, the highest number of Ghaziabad cases was recorded in 2017, when 232 people felt positive for diseases transmitted through vectors.
After that, there was swimming because the number of cases reported in 2018, 2019 and 2020 were 68, 88 and 152, respectively 68, 88 and 15.
Given the increase in cases of diseases transmitted through vectors, the Ghaziabad Health Department on Sunday held a meeting with members of various population welfare associations (Rwas).
Some RWA members urged the Ministry of Health to focus their drives in smaller apartments and lower buildings, which are usually not touched in the drive.
They also raised stagnant water problems in waterways and regions.
In particular, most officials from the Corporation Municipal, Nagar Panchayats and other civil bodies were not at the meeting.
Malaria officers GK Mishra, however, said the department would notify citizenary bodies about complaints.
“Twelve other departments work together with the Ministry of Health to prevent transmitted diseases through vectors.
All of these departments will be asked to take action,” he told Rwa members.
Chief Medical Officer Dr.
Bhavtosh Shanthhdhar directs the military department to create a WhatsApp group for this purpose.
The department is seeking help from RWA in fighting diseases that are transmitted through vectors.
They were asked to curb water stagnation and accumulated dirt in their communities.
Apart from this, the worries raised about the area where there was no RWA.
Navneet Sharma, a resident who participated in the meeting, said: “There are many apartments with 10 to 20 flats and no rwa.” Dr.
RK Gupta District Supervision Officer provides collection of risk-prone areas throughout the city, adding that the anti-larval spray drive is being carried out along with malaria tests and dengue fever.
1 Lakh C-Vax Jabs is planned for Monday Mondaymean, the Ministry of Health seeks RWA assistance to drive Covid Vaccination specifically on Monday where he plans to provide more than one dose of lakh.
The department has planned to hold the biggest campaign on Monday.
For this campaign, the target of 87,000 vaccinations has been given to districts by the state government.
However, the department has set a target of more than one lakh jab.
CMO said the department has received a dose of 1.85 lakh from the government, which is the highest amount received so far.
The settings have been made for vaccination in 240 vaccination centers, including seven-eight shopping centers.
GZB Dengue Tally rose to 237, 5 years high
