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The Education Department will ensure that dengue homework is done in MCD, Delhi government and all private schools in the city.
Statesman News Service | New Delhi | July 18, 2023 10:59 pm
Officials from the departments of Health Department, MCD, NDMC, Delhi Jal Board, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Education etc were present in the meeting.
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Bhardwaj acknowledged that there is a high incidence of dengue fever in children and thus, he directed the Directorate of Education and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to take targeted action to safeguard children from vector borne diseases.
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The Delhi government will also be taking the help of government school children to attack dengue. School children will be responsible for spreading awareness and for checking their homes for stagnant water.
During the meeting it came to light that the dengue mosquito, the vector for dengue virus, is generally active during the day and commonly bites on ankles and elbows. Considering that the incidence of dengue fever is higher in children, Bhardwaj directed the Directorate of Education and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to issue directions to all schools run by these agencies to ensure that children wear full sleeves dress or full clothing till November 2023 to protect them from mosquito bites and prevent dengue in Delhi.
On behalf of the Delhi government, the school children of Delhi will be involved in the prevention of dengue on a large scale. The Delhi Health Minister said that children can be very effective in spreading awareness. MCD and the Education Department of Delhi Government were directed to give school children a card in which they would complete their ‘dengue homework.
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