Warning issued on
water borne diseases
KATHMANDU:
Kathmandu District Public Health
Office (KDPHO) today ordered health institutions to report cases of water borne
diseases to enable immediate response so as to tackle the diseases. Shree Krishna
Bhatta, chief of KDPHO, said the office will also broadcast a message on using
clean drinking water and consuming safe food through local FM stations in
Kathmandu.
The only way to lessen the risk of communicable diseases is to pay attention to food and drinking habits and referring people with symptoms to the nearest hospital, said Bhatta. Till date, the capital has not recorded any outbreak of water borne diseases.
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division at the Health Ministry said it has already directed DPHOs to maintain daily record of patients suffering from waterborne diseases during the dry season. The division has also issued a nationwide circular asking DPHOs not to sanction any general leave to health workers from mid-April to mid-September.
Emergency leave should only be allowed after making arrangements for an alternative health worker, said the circular.The division has also directed to engage in active case detection if more than five patients are diagnosed with water borne diseases at the same place or deaths are reported at the same place.
The only way to lessen the risk of communicable diseases is to pay attention to food and drinking habits and referring people with symptoms to the nearest hospital, said Bhatta. Till date, the capital has not recorded any outbreak of water borne diseases.
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division at the Health Ministry said it has already directed DPHOs to maintain daily record of patients suffering from waterborne diseases during the dry season. The division has also issued a nationwide circular asking DPHOs not to sanction any general leave to health workers from mid-April to mid-September.
Emergency leave should only be allowed after making arrangements for an alternative health worker, said the circular.The division has also directed to engage in active case detection if more than five patients are diagnosed with water borne diseases at the same place or deaths are reported at the same place.
Source: The Himalayan Times
30th April, 2013
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