Malaria Prevention Month

Madikeri, June 21: Health awareness was created among the children of Makkandur Government High School on Saturday about the anti-malaria month and preventive measures against infectious diseases spread during the rainy season.

Taluk Senior Health Inspector G.V. Srinath visited the school and informed the children about the precautions against infectious diseases including malaria and dengue fever, and gave complete information about the symptoms and importance of the disease.

He also educated them about the school kitchen environment, cleanliness of equipment, and the importance of iodized salt. He told the children to be careful not to stagnate water in waste materials at home and school premises and to eliminate larvae at the source to control dengue fever and to clean and dry the water tanks stored at home twice a week, fill them with water and close them with a lid. Field Health Education Officer T.N. Palaksha spoke and advised parents to get HPV vaccination for girls aged 14 to 15 years to prevent cervical cancer.

He gave health information about the 100 Days TB Campaign and the importance of the Drug-Free India Campaign and the need to vaccinate all children aged 0-5 years in the National Pulse Polio Eradication Program to be held on the 28th of this month. School Headmaster Harinakshi P. spoke. School teachers Vanajakshi, Poornima and Rati Kumari, Sahan M. were present. Suntikoppa, June 21: Anti-Malaria Month celebration and a health awareness information program on dengue fever, an epidemic disease that spreads during the rainy season, were held at Chettalli Primary Health Center.

Taluk Senior Health Inspector Vishwajna spoke and gave complete information about the importance of anti-malaria month, symptoms and treatment methods to the ASHA workers working in the village and the general public.

Information was given about dengue fever. Complete information was given about the symptoms, importance and treatment methods of dengue fever. He told about the importance of HPV vaccination and called for vaccination.

Health Inspector Shivappa spoke and gave information about the ‘100 Days TB’ campaign, the importance of the Deworming India campaign and the National Pulse Polio Eradication Program regarding infectious diseases spread during the rainy season.

Primary Health Protection Officer Lakshmi, Community Health Officers Harshita, Bhuvana, ASHA workers and staff were present at the program.

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