DC urges hospitals to report contagious diseases immediately

DC urges hospitals to report contagious diseases immediately

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 31, 2012 : Addressing the gathering after inaugurating a workshop on the prevention and control of dengue, organized in the DC’s office on June 30, Monday, DC Dr. N. S. Channappa Gowda expressed his concerns that contagious diseases are not reported in time despite the availability of excellent medical facilities.

Elaborating on the issue, he said the district administration gets information on people suffering from contagious diseases only when the situation reaches a dangerous level. The delay in reporting contagious diseases prevents the district administration from taking the required steps against contagious diseases. He urged hospitals and doctors to report contagious diseases immediately to the Health and Family Welfare Department.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. K. N. Vijayprakash, ZP CEO, said that, although dengue and malaria are more prevalent in cities, villages should continue taking preventive measures. Lauding the GPs in DK, he said that they have all received the Nirmal Gram Puraskar, adding that sanitation parks have been built in 10 villages and five villages are already converting waste into manure. Besides, 30 villages have planned total sanitation projects, which will be implemented in 3 months, and Kadaba and Ujire will soon have liquid waste management plants, he added.

He urged district doctors to enhance public awareness on infectious diseases, adding that most infectious diseases are spread by laborers who migrate from one place to the other in search of work. He said that the medical community must work on finding a solution to this problem.

Dr. Chakrapani, who was the resource person, said that dengue is transmitted through the bite of an infected female mosquito called Aedes Aegypti. These mosquitoes get the virus when they are sucking the blood of infected people and are capable to transmitting the virus for the rest of their lives.

Dr. Balakrishna Rao, pediatrician; Veena, microbiologist; and Dr. Prasad Bhandary and Dr. Vasanth Baliga, senior medical practitioners, spoke on the occasion.