Port Blair, July 19: A meeting was held on Tuesday in the conference hall of Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Bathubasti with the coordination of UT Health Mission and Directorate of Health Services on the theme of “The Dengue Control everyone’s concern”. Mr Verghece Chacko, Vice Principal, Sr. Sec. School, Bathubasti was the chief guest on the occasion.
Mr Subrata Biswas, District Malaria Officer emphasised the importance of early treatment and vector control for control of Dengue. Mr Vara Prasad, Malaria Inspector, Port Blair thanked the public for their cooperation in reducing the incidence of Dengue in Andaman. He emphasised that vector control is everyone’s responsibility and can easily be achieved if everyone cooperates to prevent water logging. He also stressed the importance of use of mosquito net especially for fever patients and pregnant mothers to prevent mosquito bite.
