Dit artikel vonden wij in de Herald. De plaatselijke krant van Goa.
Bij de diverse GGD´s zeggen ze dat in Goa geen malaria is, dus slikken hoeft niet. Lees je dit artikel, dan raak je daar zomaar van in de war.
Wie weet het. Het wordt toch echt wel tijd dat er eens uniformiteit komt in de adviezen.
Aldona health centre records 434 malaria cases in eight months
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
PORVORIM, SEPT 25 – The Aldona Primary Health Centre (PHC) has recorded 434 cases of malaria from January 1 to August 31.
The 434 cases, which include 110 cases of falciparum and 324 cases of vivax, are considerably lower than the 592 malaria cases recorded during a similar period last year.
The number of vivax cases were highest in February (58) and lowest in May (23), while the health centre recorded a staggering 37 falciparum cases in January and only 4 cases in March.
In all, eight sub-health centres, Pomburpa, Salai, Britona, Calvim, Corjuem, Moira, Bastora and Soccoro along with Malaria Clinic at Porvorim come under the purview of APHC. Socorro, Salai and Britona are the most malaria prone areas.
Speaking to Herald, Aldona PHC Health Officer Dr Pradip Dhavjekar informed that over 85% of malaria cases are recorded from the migrant community working in construction activities.
“As per Section 75 A of Goa Public Health Act, migrants should possess health cards, which should be renewed once in three months,” said Dr Dhavjekar.
He further said that the surveillance teams at the Aldona PHC, Malaria Clinic at Porvorim and sub-health centres visit construction sites in their localities on regular basis.
“They conduct a check whether the migrants have been issued with a health card or not. During the course of last eight months, the PHC has issued 2,135 health cards and renewed 884 cards,” stated Dr Dhavjekar.
“Those contractors or builders who do not comply with the rules and regulations of the health department are penalized by the health centre by imposing fines,” he added further.
According to Dr Dhavjekar, from January 1 to August 31, the PHC has imposed a fine of Rs 24,500 on the erring builders.
“Sometimes, officials of health centre visiting the construction sites and find that no boards are displayed. As a result, they are unable to locate the builder and hence cannot take any action against them,” said Dr Dhavjekar.
Dr Dhavjekar further added that malaria parasite breeds in stagnant water as they have now found mosquito parasites in tanks and well water too.
“Apart from spraying the stagnant water, the PHC has now started putting fish in tanks to prey on mosquito larvae,” he added.
The PHC has also urged builders to supply anti-mosquito nets to their labourers. The PHC collects the nets from the builders and spray it with Deltamethrin chemical, before handing them back to the builders. “Mosquitoes are killed when they come in contact with the bed nets,” said Dr Dhavjekar.
Dr Dhavjekar stated that APHC is doing its best to curb the spread of malaria in the villages coming under their jurisdiction. He has also sought co-operation from Aldona panchayat and residents.
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:D:D Daar laat je het zeker niet om. 