Kathmandu Municipality Deploys 1650 Personnel for Dengue Control

Kathmandu. The Health Department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City is set to deploy 1650 trained personnel to control dengue as the monsoon season begins. A strategy has been prepared to conduct the first phase of the 'search and destroy larvae' program in all wards by the month of Asar, following capacity development programs for health promotion center chiefs and health workers.

After this capacity development, center in-charges and health workers will provide training to 50 people in each ward. Women health volunteers, local clubs, neighborhood improvement committees, mother groups, and representatives of other organizations are included in the target group for this training. After this training, the trained personnel will be assigned to different areas of the ward to conduct an campaign to search for and destroy dengue-spreading mosquito larvae.