Lok Sabha Question No. 5662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Control of Dengue in Delhi
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5662 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## CONTROL OF DENGUE IN DELHI

## 5662. SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that as per the observation of NGT not even a single c of Delhi is clean and there is no adequate arrangement for drainage of water and remo garbage which acts as a breeding ground for mosquitoes;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any effective scheme to rein in the spr Dengue and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b):   Information is being collected and will be laid  on the table of the House.
- (c) : The Directorate of National Vector Borne Disease Control Progra mme (NVBDCP) is the nodal agency under Government of India (GoI) for prevention and control of six Vector B Diseases (VBDs), including Dengue in the country. The strategies recommended by NVBDCP are  being  implemented  by  the  States.    GoI  has  taken  the  f ollowing  steps  for  prevention  and control of Dengue in the country (including Delhi): -
- GOI  provide  Technical  Guidelines  for  prevention  and  control,  case  management  an effective community participation to the States for implementation.
- Monitoring and super vision for early case detection, prevention and control.
- Advisories are issued to sensitize the States
- Conduct trainings for capacity building of doctors on case management.
- Free  diagnostic  facilities  through  Sentinel  Surveillance  Hospitals  (SSHs)  and Apex Referral laboratories (ARLs) identified across the country. Till date, 673 SSHs a ARLs identified across the country out of which 35 SSHs and 2 ARLs are identified Delhi. Test kits are supplied by GOI to States /Union Territories (UTs) free of cost.
- Observation of National Dengue Day on 16th May across the country
- Information Education and Communication (IEC)/ Behaviour Communication Changes (BCC) activities to disseminate knowledge for prevention and control.

Recently  the  Union  Health  and Family  Welfare  Minister  has  reviewed  the  status  and preparedness  for  prevention  and  control  of  Dengue  in  Delhi  on  4 th July,2019  with  Health Minister and Senior Health Officials of Government of National Capital Territory(GNCT) De Mayors of  all three Municipal Corporations, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Central  Government.    Thereafter,  the  GoI  jointly  with  State  Government  and  Municipali conducted a mega public awareness campaign in all areas of Delhi to sensitize the communi prev ention and control of Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) with special focus on Dengue und the leadership of Union Health and Family Welfare Minister from 17 th to 19 th July, 2019, by constituting 286 teams at Ward level.