“The World Health Organisation guidelines also insists on public participation in controlling the breeding of Aedes aegypti type of mosquitoes. “We even identified breeding sources in Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super-Specialty Hospital in Omandurar Estate. So it is not about blaming anyone, but each of us ensuring that mosquito breeding did not take place in our own premises,” he said. “Procedures and restrictions on procurement of medicines from Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation have also been eased with more powers given to District Collectors,” he said. Denying under-reporting of dengue cases and deaths, he said the intention of the government was not to hide the figures but to focus on measures to control the occurrence of the disease.

Source: The Hindu October 26, 2017 03:22 UTC