Harsh Vardhan stresses on control of malaria, dengue, and chikungunya in Delhi
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Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has stressed on the importance of widespread awareness on prevention and control of Vector Borne Diseases (VBD), and urged that awareness drives be undertaken through active community participation of all stakeholders such as RWAs, shopkeepers’/traders’ associations while considering all the precautionary measures being taken against COVID-19.
Dr Harsh Vardhan, who chaired a high-level meeting through video conferencing to review the preparedness for prevention and control of VBDs -- malaria, dengue, and chikungunya -- here on Tuesday, said the main focus should be on controlling
the vector itself by keeping the surroundings clean and free from Aedes mosquitoes. Stagnant water should be checked and larva sites effectively neutralised.
