Dengue menace in Bardibas

The Bardibas Hospital of Mahottari has received 17 dengue patients of late. It is the increasing trend since last month, the Hospital said. Bardibas, the northern belt of Mahottari district, is suffering from dengue threat. It has alone recorded dengue among 13 persons. The neighboring Aurahi Municipality, and Mithila Municipality from Dhanusha district have also reported one case each, according to medical superintendent Dr Krishna Maharjan. This data is of Bhadra (mid-August to mid-September) month alone. In the previous month, there were only two cases of dengue. The people from ward 1, 2, 3 and 8 of Bardibas Municipality have reached hospital for the treatment. They were tested positive for dengue. The Bardibas Hospital informed that all of them were referred to Kathmandu hospitals as they were in serious condition. In the last five years, Bardibas has been at high risk of dengue. Although only a few cases were reported in the previous years, 2074 BS witnessed a terrible record- 827 persons got dengue in three months of the year. Lately, the dengue case is reported on a daily basis. In view of the increasing cases of the disease, Bardibas Municipality has begun a sanitation campaign in the municipal area. Mayor Prahlad Chhetri informed that a 'search and destroy campaign' against mosquito larva along with spraying of insecticide was put in place, he added.

Dr KC begins hunger strike in Dhangadhi

Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC has  begun a hunger strike in Dhangadhi. He started his hunger strike at the LN Chowk-based Krishna Temple in Dhangadhi, putting forth seven-point demands. Dr KC has demanded that the number of doctors in government hospitals should be increased based on the number of beds and half of the budget of the local level should be allocated to health and education among others. He said that he was compelled to stage the hunger strike after the government did not heed to his demands within the given time frame.    

Nepal records 171 new Covid-19 cases, one death on Monday

Nepal reported 171 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 2, 600 swab samples were tested in the RT-PCR method, of which 127 returned positive. Likewise, 2, 359 people underwent antigen tests, of which 52 were tested positive. As of today, there are 2, 271 active cases in the country.

Health Ministry to launch nationwide dengue control campaign

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has decided to launch a nationwide campaign to control dengue in view of rapidly growing cases in the country of late. Over 7,500 dengue patients have been reported in the country since its breakout recently, according to the MoHP. The MoHP wrote to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration so as to mobilize all 753 local levels to control the mosquito-borne viral disease. The 'Search and Destroy Larva' campaign will be implemented to find out places where mosquitoes larvae hide, and destroy them to prevent and control dengue, said Bhim Prasad Sapkota, Chief Public Health Administrator at the MoHP. Each local level will launch a drive that will encourage people in their locality to search or find the places where dengue-carrying mosquitoes lay eggs and destroy them. The drive will be launched for around 10 minutes every Saturday at 10:00 AM, shared Sapkota. Local communities and people's representatives will coordinate efforts to implement the campaign in each household every Saturday, according to Sapkota. All the health posts and health institutions are asked to send the details of the dengue patients to the Ministry's Epidemiology and Diseases Control Division.