Malaria
G.S. Sonal, Head of the Department of Malaria, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) under the health ministry points out that increased construction activities and industrialization without proper planning has led to mosquito breeding and hence higher incidence of malaria in urban areas. He stresses builders and industrialists should ensure proper disposal of waste [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Mandur residents are annoyed as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) continues unsystematic dumping of mixed garbage at the landfill without providing them adequate health services and drinking water as promised earlier. Residents are exposed to health hazards as the garbage is being dumped unscientifically. Dangerous diseases like dengue, influenza and malaria have become [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- The residents of Govindapura area in Nagawara ward have been facing a series of civic issues including water shortage, poor infrastructure, lack of proper sanitation and sewage system for past many years. Though the area comes under BBMP limits, there is no drinking water and bore-well water is supplied ten days once, complained residents. [...] Continue Reading »
Healthcare solutions provider e-Kshema has set up 18 affordable health kiosks in Bangalore. On the backdrop of rising dengue and malaria cases, it comes as a reprieve to the population belonging to low income section. These kiosks are set to provide medical check-ups including tests for just Rs.120. The facilities include general check-up of body [...] Continue Reading »
Taking a good initiative, Confederation of Real Estate and Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) has come forward to contribute its support to Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) against malaria. CREDAI has agreed to provide vehicles fitted with GPS. Each vehicle with six personnel will visit construction sites and monitor it for conditions that allow mosquito larvae [...] Continue Reading »
Refuting claims made by Praja Foundation, a voluntary organization that focuses on urban and civic issues, that cases of malaria and other sensitive diseases are on the rise in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stated that malaria cases in the city have dropped drastically. The BMC has disclosed that the numbers of [...] Continue Reading »
Residents in Chennai will have to reel under rainfall woes again as the Chennai Corporation does not seem to have taken any measures to provide adequate measures to tackle the crisis that follows soon after the monsoon. The roads in many parts of the city are in a state of sorry. Uncovered drains and cesspools [...] Continue Reading »
