Ghosh urges people to seek KMC's help if tested positive for dengue

Kolkata: Atin Ghosh, Member Mayor-in-Council (health) has urged people to inform Kolkata Municipal Corporation ( KMC) if they are tested dengue positive so that civic doctors can monitor the method of treatment.

Talking to newsmen on Tuesday afternoon, Ghosh said KMC held a convention which was attended by the KMC and the state government doctors and people from all walks of life to discuss guidelines and protocol that need to be followed to treat dengue patients.

He regretted that only a few private doctors had attended the convention and alleged that despite KMC's best efforts, some private doctors are not following the treatment guidelines and the set protocol.

Ghosh claimed that the number of people afflicted with dengue is far less than the previous years.

He urged youths to come forward and take the initiative to launch drives to prevent dengue.

"We have distributed leaflets, put up billboards containing the do's and dont's to prevent the disease but active cooperation from people is also required for effective launch of the drive." He urged members of the Durga puja committees to do house to house campaign.

"We have requested people to clean garbage and the accumulated water from their houses which often work as the breeding grounds for Aedes Egypti mosquitoes. But despite that, some people are turning a deaf ear and when there is a dengue case in their locality, they blame the civic bodies unnecessarily." It may be mentioned that KMC has opened 15 dengue detection centres in the city. There are doctors in every ward who are experts in treating dengue. But not many people are coming to KMC labs or consulting the doctors.