Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will run special campaigns against communicable diseases across the state from July 1, an official statement said on Friday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials of the Health Department to outline necessary guidelines for the ‘Communicable Disease Control Campaign’, which will be held from July 1 to July 31, and the ‘Dastak Campaign’, to be organised from July 17-31, it said.
Instructions have been given to the department to make preparations for ensuring cleanliness in both urban and rural areas and tackling waterlogging during this period.
The officials have also been directed to monitor the breeding and density of mosquitoes in all districts while monitoring intensive vector and mosquito control activities in high-risk areas with inter-departmental cooperation, the statement said.
During the Dastak campaign, the screening and treatment of individuals exhibiting symptoms identified by frontline workers will be a top priority.
As part of the ongoing disease prevention campaigns, the Health Department and allied departments, in collaboration with Anganwadi workers, will undertake extensive door-to-door publicity efforts to raise awareness about disease prevention among the residents of both urban and rural areas in Uttar Pradesh.
Special attention will be given to cleanliness as a fundamental aspect of disease prevention during these campaigns, it said.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the under-construction medical college and issued necessary instructions to the officials during his visit to Sonbhadra district here in Uttar Pradesh. The CM reached Sonbhadra half an hour before his scheduled time, took stock of the Medical College and saw the progress of the construction. He gave instructions to the officers of the executive body while performing a thorough inspection of every area of the medical college.
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