Mega war on vector-borne diseases today in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: The health department officials of Ahmedabad district administration on Sunday said that a mega drive will be conducted on Monday for surveillance of vector-borne diseases.
“In all, 466 villages of the districts will be covered by the officers from 40 PHCs and 215 government-run health centres,” said a senior district official.
“Due to the rain pattern this year, there has been a spike in vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya.The teams will carry out surveys, identify fever patients, mosquito-breeding sites and take preventive steps,” said an official. The teams will have 40 doctors, 40 AYUSH offices and taluka health supervisors.