Officials asked to take action in containing the Dengue fever in City

Hyderabad|India|October'2009: The Chief Minister K Rosaiah asked the Health Department officials to take all further necessary action in containing the Dengue fever. The Chief Minister expressed anguish over the reported cases of dengue in parts of the city and other districts. The Chief Minister reviewed with the Principal Secretary (Health), Mr L V Subramaniam and other officials on the availability of the required medicare in the identified 11 hospitals. The Principal Secretary confirmed to the Chief Minister that a 24/7 monitoring of all the 11 hospitals is in place. The Chief Minister wanted constant monitoring of the situation in the entire state, particularly in Hyderabad and the neighbouring districts.

The officials informed the Chief Minister that clear instructions have been issued to blood banks to supply the required platelets in minimum time. The Chief Minister desired that for all the admitted patients in Government hospitals in all the 11 places, platelets are supplied and treatment is done in a fool-proof manner. The 11 hospitals are the teaching hospitals viz. MGM Hospital, Warangal, RIMS, Adilabad, Gandhi Hospital, Osmania Hospital, Fever Hospital and Niloufer Hosptials, Hyderabad and the five district hospitals at Karimnagar, Janagaon, Khammam, Nalgonda and Mahaboobnagar. With the help of the Joint Director, Blood Safety, all blood banks are being regularly monitored. The Chief Minister desired that District Collectors of Warangal, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Guntur and Krishna conduct regular blood donation camps to ensure more blood is available during this season.

The Chief Minister, in particular, appealed to the youth and social workers to strengthen the hands of blood banks by donating blood voluntarily. The blood banks would in turn supply the required platelets and other components free of cost to all patients admitted in Government hospitals. Mr Rosaiah insisted that the department takes more effective steps in management of dengue and viral fevers by having special wards in all the required places.

The officials reported decline in the number of dengue cases in the city since the peak season is over. However the Chief Minister wanted effective measures to be continued to prevent any further spread of the disease. The Chief Minister asked the officials to launch awareness drive in the city and surrounding areas about stagnant water and mosquito breeding which is said to be the cause for the dengue fever. The officials said they are coordinating with the Colony associations and NGOs in planning dry day in a week by emptying the water tankers and drying them.

Mr Rosaiah asked the officials to advise the people to have the water treated and practise personal hygiene among children and students. People also were advised to use mosquito nets, repellents and other precautions to avoid mosquito bites.