KGMU and DNDI's initiative to raise awareness about dengue
Shubham Kashyap Lucknow . Considering the seriousness of the fact that dengue season is round the corner, King George's Medical University (KGMU) and the voluntary organization Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDI) have made a joint effort to bring together experts,
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community and health workers related to the subject on one platform. Initiative was taken. In this series, a dengue public awareness workshop “Community Participation, Everyone's Responsibility” was organized on Monday in the Rural Health Training Auditorium of Sarojini Nagar Block and a detailed discussion was held about the disease, prevention and the role of the community. During the program, the participants shared their experiences and also got answers to the questions related to the disease.
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On this occasion, Joint Director Malaria and Dengue Dr. Vikas Singhal said that climate change is a major reason for the increasing cases of dengue. Because of this we all need to be more cautious. For this, he stressed on increasing community participation and everyone's responsibility and by giving the slogan 'Delay in fever, it will be difficult', he appealed to everyone to visit their nearest health center in case of fever and pay utmost attention to cleanliness around the house.
Dr. Kalpana Barua, Senior Advisor and Former Additional Director, NCVBDC, Health &
The Ministry of Family Welfare said that dengue is being reported a lot after it has been included as a program under NCVBDC. He told that now we also have the right dataset to work on its prevention and treatment. He told that timely identification of dengue and contacting the doctor is very important. The spread rate of this disease has always been a matter of concern. Along with health workers, all the stakeholders of the society have an important role in taking measures to prevent this.
Dr Monica Aggarwal, Professor and Head, Community Medicine, King George's Medical University, said that activities are being planned keeping women in mind to eliminate diseases in village areas so that it impacts the health of the entire family. Former RMRC director Dr Rajnikanth said that there is no cure for dengue. Only symbolic treatment is possible. Timely identification of possible dengue and medical intervention plays an important role in the survival of the patient.
Dr. PK Srivastava, former director of the National Vector Barn Disease Control Program, gave detailed information about the causes of dengue and prevention measures through his presentation. He said that it is very important to provide correct information to the people to prevent dengue. He told that dengue is caused by the bite of a female mosquito. This mosquito bites during the day and even a drop of clean water is enough for it to breed. High fever and joint pain are the main symptoms of this disease. Timely referral of dengue patient to the right place is effective in preventing the complications caused by it.
At the end of the workshop, all the participants got answers to the questions related to the disease from subject experts through panel discussion. On this occasion, Dr. Avinash Aggarwal from KGMU - Head of Critical Care Department, Dr. Suruchi Shukla - Department of Microbiology, Sukriti Chauhan from Drugs for Neglected Disease Initiative organization, District Malaria Officer of Lucknow Ritu Srivastava and Asha and Asha Sangini workers were present. .
