SAS Nagar, October 25, 2024: Continuing the special campaign 'Har Shukwar, Dengu Te Vaar' launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to protect the people of the state from vector-borne diseases, Principal Secretary of Punjab Health and Family Welfare Department, Kumar Rahul and Deputy Commissioner Ashika Today, under the leadership of Jain, the health teams went door-to-door checking at Phase-7 of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar.
The district health officer, medical college students and other staff included in this team went door-to-door at Mohali's Phase-7 to check the possible breeding places of mosquito larvae, during which mosquito larvae were found in the cooler. Houses where larvae were found were challaned on the spot. On this occasion, people were also given information about the symptoms, causes, prevention and treatment of dengue fever.
 Principal Secretary Health, Kumar Rahul informed the students at Government Elementary Public School of Phase-7 that for the prevention of dengue fever, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. A large-scale campaign is being conducted across Punjab under the leadership of Balbir Singh, whereby every Friday, all senior health officials conduct inspections, sprays to destroy larvae and awareness campaigns at different places in the morning. He said that the health department officials are working hard to eliminate the mosquito that spreads dengue. People's cooperation is also very necessary for its elimination. Deputy Commissioner Ashika Jain also motivated the students to keep their homes clean to prevent dengue and took a promise from the children that they would check their homes every Friday and ensure that there is no standing water anywhere. .
 He said on this occasion that dengue is a fever caused by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito. Common symptoms of dengue include severe headache and high fever, pain in muscles and joints, pain in the back of the eye, bleeding from the nose, mouth and gums when the condition worsens, nausea and vomiting. Mosquitoes that spread dengue breed in standing clean water like in coolers, water tanks, flower pots, trays behind refrigerators, broken/discarded utensils and empty tires and water drums anywhere. And the water should not stand. Dengue testing and treatment is free in government health institutions. For information, you can contact the helpline number 104 of the health department.
Later, Principal Secretary Kumar Rahul held a meeting with the district officials of the district administration, health department, rural development and panchayat department and local government department at the district administrative complex to warn and sensitize the people in the district about dengue at home and in the markets. said for He also reviewed the equipment available for dengue prevention with the health department in the district. He said that Dr. in dengue awareness. Interns of BR Ambedkar College of Medical Science, Mohali and students of nursing colleges of the district should also be integrated.
 ADC in the meeting (j) Viraj S. Tidke, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Mohali T. Benith, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Sonam Chaudhary, SDM Mohali Damandeep Kaur, Civil Surgeon Dr. Renu Singh, Deputy Director Dr. Daljit Singh, State Program Officer Dr. Arshdeep Kaur, District Epidemiologist Dr. Apart from Harmandeep Kaur, other health officials were present.