Candolim PHC gears up to keep vector-borne diseases at bay

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Taking no chance after the residents of the beach belt were affected by COVID, PHC Candolim along with village panchayats, village health committee, church committee and garbage workers is ensuring that vector-borne diseases remain at bay in the monsoon.
Speaking to this daily, health officer of PHC Candolim, Dr Roshan Nazareth said that he held a meeting with the panchayats, village health committee and church committee and asked them to get prepared before the monsoon by ensuring that there is no spot anywhere where water is accumulated as stagnant water is an ideal spot for mosquitoes breeding.

 “We have faced the COVID pandemic, which was very bad; we do not want another pandemic of vector-borne diseases in the beach belt,” he said.

Dr Roshan said that every panch member along with garbage workers, village health committee, church committee and PHC health officials will create awareness and clear stagnant water spots so that vector-borne diseases do not spread in the beach belt. 

Dr Roshan said that he has written to hotels to clean their swimming pools and health officials will go around in colonies to release guppy fish so that mosquitoes do not breed.

Meanwhile, sarpanch of Calangute Shawn Martins said that his panchayat has already taken the initiative and started visiting houses.

When asked about abandoned swimming pools in Calangute which was a big issue in the last monsoon, he said that “we have five such abandoned swimming pools in Calangute; out of these, two are covered after the panchayat took action. This year also the panchayat will focus on abandoned swimming pools. Our panch members along with committees will be going door to door to clear stagnant water and create awareness on vector-borne diseases.”

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