Hoshiarpur - As per the orders of Health Minister Punjab Hon'ble Dr. Balbir Singh Ji and the directions of Civil Surgeon Hoshiarpur Dr. Pawan Kumar; On the second day of the anti-dengue "mega campaign" led by District Epidemiologist Dr. Jagdeep Singh, various activities were organized in the district.
In this campaign, anti-larva teams, breeding checkers and students of nursing colleges conducted a house-to-house survey and the houses in which mosquito larvae were found were destroyed on the spot. Sharing information, District Epidemiologist Dr. Jagdeep Singh said that today, nursing students went with various survey teams across the district to make people aware about the prevention of dengue.
Activities were conducted by 10 anti-larva teams in Hoshiarpur city and with the help of student nurses of nursing colleges. The teams visited different areas of the city. They went door to door to check the mosquito larvae and destroyed the mosquito larvae on the spot by taking water from different containers. Larvicide spray and health education and other measures were taken to prevent mosquito larvae. He said that the teams also visited schools and mosquito larvae were also shown to the students of different schools.
Similar activities were also carried out by area-wise teams in other urban areas and rural areas of the district. He said that during the survey activities, people have been given information about the prevention and cure of dengue because the cooperation of the people is very important for the prevention of dengue.