Disease awareness through short fi lms

CHANDIGARH: The
Haryana administration will
create awareness regarding
diseases like Malaria, Dengue
Chikungunya and Japanese
Encephalitis by screening
short fi lms in rural areas
and slums through multipurpose
health workers.
Financial Commissioner
and Principal Secretary
(Health) Navraj Sandhu
today said that awareness
regarding Malaria, Chikungunya
and Japanese Encephalitis
would be highly
benefi cial in preventing the
spread of these diseases.
Ms Sandhu stated this while
presiding over a meeting of
State Level Malaria Working
Committee held here
today.
She said the main reason
for spread of Malaria, Dengue,
Chikungunya and Japanese
Encephalitis was water
stagnation in which larva
originated and spread infection.
She directed offi cers
of Urban Local Bodies Department
to frame rules for
proper water management.
Community awareness
would be created through
Deputy Commissioners and
representatives of Panchayati
Raj Institutions.
The people would defi -
nitely take steps to prevent
water stagnation provided
they were made aware that
this could lead to various
diseases. She said the
short fi lms would be made
more entertaining with the
use of local languages, jokes
and songs so that information
regarding the reasons of
spread of Malaria, Dengue,
Chikungunya and Japanese
Encephalitis would be disseminated
in an interesting
way to the people.