AIIMS organises an awareness programme on National Dengue Day
With 32 dengue cases already reported in the capital city and the monsoon arrival in Andaman and Nicobar, the hospitals in Delhi gear up for the upcoming dengue/chikungunya season. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences along with the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), organised a public lecture for the awareness of Dengue fever on the National Dengue Day.
The awareness program happened a day after the High Court pointed at the Delhi Government for putting all the advertisements on wait for the National Dengue Day. The government waited for Tuesday to put out these advertisements for the general dengue awareness and precautions. The bench consisting Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar, also raised a concern against the government for not taking any steps to prevent the spread of fever, as there have been no reports of a check on the water stagnancy or fumigation.
“We have not seen much happening for the prevention of dengue fever this year, by the state government or the hospitals,” said Doctor PK Sen, Director, NVBDCP. “Last year there was a serious outbreak and we do not want the same thing happening again. We as an organisation are trying our …read more
