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Doctors team visits Pondy to assess impact of Dengue

UNI Oct 16, 2017

A doctors team deputed by the union government to assess the impact of Dengue fever in Tamilnadu visited Puducherry on Sunday after completing its survey in the neighbouring state.
 

 

 

 

 

 The team led by Dr A Biswas of AIIMS held a discussion at the chief secretariat in which Puducherry Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao,Revenue Minister M O H F Shajahan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister K Lakshminarayanan,Chief Secretary Manoj Parida among others participated. The central team was apprised of the efforts taken by the territorial administration to contain Dengue.

The Centre was also requested to provide funds and equipment to check spread of Dengue here. One of the team leaders Kalpana Parwa told news persons that southern states such as Tamilnadu,Kerala, and Karnataka are now affected with Dengue.There is no specific medicine for Dengue.The union health minister Nada had apprised chief secretaries of all states about the guidelines to be followed in case of Dengue .

The government alone could not contain Dengue and the cooperation of the people is a must in this regard.Every household and surroundings should be kept clean.The central government would take a decision on the funds sought by the Puducherry administration to fight Dengue,Parwa said. The team visited a few hospitals including Jipmer and GH here and held another talks with the ministers and officials this evening.They also met Lt Governor Kiran Bedi at the Rajnivas and held discussion.

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