New Delhi, April 06: Concerned over the spurt in mosquito-borne diseases, Union Health Ministry is planning to introduce medicated mosquito nets to check the menace.
Diseases like malaria and dengue have emerged as a major public health concern with considerable mortality and morbidity in recent times.
678 people died due to malaria and 104 due to dengue across the country last year. Approximately 13,73,317 cases of malaria and 27,196 of dengue were recorded in that year.
“We have cleared a proposal mooted by the Ministry of Health and Family welfare to introduce medicated mosquito nets to prevent mosquito bites. This project is one of the few new prevention measures being undertaken this year to prevent cases of dengue and malaria,” Dr Ramakant, assistant advisor, Public Health Engineering, Ministry of Urban Development said.
He was speaking at a national convention on vector- borne diseases organised by an NGO, HEAL Foundation, here.
-Agencies