High level review meeting on Zika, Seasonal Influenza held
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80 cases have been reported from the State. 330 teams have already been deployed in affected wards of Shastri Nagar (Jaipur) and about 434515 population has been brought under surveillance as of today
New Delhi: Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare held a high-level meeting to review the activities for prevention and control of Zika virus and Seasonal Influenza, here today.
Smt Preeti Sudan, Secretary (Health), Prof. Balram Bhargava, Secretary, DHR & Director General ICMR, Dr S Venkatesh, DGHS, and Shri Sanjeeva Kumar (AS), Shri Manoj Jhalani (AS & MD), and senior officers of the Union Health Ministry, National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Emergency Medical Response division were also present in the meeting.
Read Also: ZIKA Update: 72 Zika cases detected in Jaipur; Centre asks states to intensify vector control steps
In the meeting, Shri Nadda reassured the states for all support from the Union Government. For control of Zika virus in Rajasthan, the Health Minister emphasized on the need for continuous monitoring. He stated that the Union Health Ministry is in regular contact with the State officials. Shri Nadda spoke to the Chief Minister of Rajasthan today. Secretary (Health) is monitoring the situation on a daily basis in regular coordination with the State Health Secretary.
New Delhi: Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare held a high-level meeting to review the activities for prevention and control of Zika virus and Seasonal Influenza, here today.
Smt Preeti Sudan, Secretary (Health), Prof. Balram Bhargava, Secretary, DHR & Director General ICMR, Dr S Venkatesh, DGHS, and Shri Sanjeeva Kumar (AS), Shri Manoj Jhalani (AS & MD), and senior officers of the Union Health Ministry, National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Emergency Medical Response division were also present in the meeting.
Read Also: ZIKA Update: 72 Zika cases detected in Jaipur; Centre asks states to intensify vector control steps
In the meeting, Shri Nadda reassured the states for all support from the Union Government. For control of Zika virus in Rajasthan, the Health Minister emphasized on the need for continuous monitoring. He stated that the Union Health Ministry is in regular contact with the State officials. Shri Nadda spoke to the Chief Minister of Rajasthan today. Secretary (Health) is monitoring the situation on a daily basis in regular coordination with the State Health Secretary.
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