By :- Team VOH
26 Jun 2024
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday called for stringent measures to detect and treat dengue as cases of the viral infection rise across the state.
Chairing a meeting with Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and other senior government officials, Siddaramaiah emphasized the need for stakeholders to ensure the availability of treatment, medicine, and platelets as needed. The Chief Minister's office reported a total of 5,374 dengue cases and five related deaths in the state as of Tuesday.
The Chief Minister's office highlighted that, according to Government of India guidelines, the dengue case fatality rate should not exceed 0.5%, while Karnataka's rate stands at 0.09%, well below the prescribed limit.
Several districts, including Bengaluru, Chikkamagaluru, Mysuru, Haveri, Shivamogga, Chitradurga, and Dakshina Kannada, have reported higher incidences of dengue. Within the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits alone, 1,230 cases have been recorded.
"The Karnataka Government has taken this issue very seriously. The Chief Minister has directed officers to implement all necessary measures to control the disease, ensuring the availability of treatment facilities and medicines in all government hospitals," stated the Chief Minister's office.
The Chief Minister also instructed the implementation of a door-to-door survey to raise public awareness. ASHA workers, nursing students, NSS students, and other volunteers will be mobilized for this effort.
In the meeting, it was decided that a special mission for intensive source reduction activities would be conducted every Friday. Siddaramaiah directed BBMP, Urban Development Department, and Health Department officials to jointly review the dengue situation and urged Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to take necessary steps for sanitation and preventing water accumulation.
Siddaramaiah also appealed to the public to cooperate with authorities in controlling the disease by destroying Aedes aegypti larvae at the source and taking all effective precautionary measures.
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