Wokha, November 28 (MExN): The District Task force (DTF) meeting of malaria elimination under National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) Wokha District was held at DC Conference hall on November 28 with the collaboration of its members.
It was stated in a press release issued by Dr. Zathung Lotha, DVBO (NVBDCP) Wokha that the members included the Department of agriculture, fishery, education, social welfare, municipal cooperation, Team metamorphosis and other stakeholders.
The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner, Dr Manazir Jeelani Samoon IAS, Chairman of DTF. Dr Zuben Kikon, Dy CMO highlighted on the importance of intersectoral collaboration working as a unit to achieve the elimination of malaria in the district.
District Vector Borne Officer Dr Zathung Lotha presented the information on the vector borne disease covered by the NVBDCP in the district and its preventive measures.
The DVBC Wezolo Medo presented the District scenario and activities carried out in the district and the objectives of the DTF in respect to the targets of the district and the national Framework of malaria elimination in correlation as a whole before the discussion hour.
The Chairman, Dr Manazir Jeelani Samoon, IAS laid an emphasis on the participation of all the involved stakeholders to achieve the requisite targets and penetration of service to all its citizens and behavioral changes as to bring a rapid stride in gaping the service delivery. All the various stakeholders gave their inputs and layouts to initiate changes from their end in working together under an umbrella.
The idea of bringing larvivorous fingerlings for vector control measures which is inexpensive and environment friendly was discussed. Induction of health talks into school curriculum and morning assembly will be put into action. Also health talks during VHNDs and dissemination of information on usages of LLINs with the help of community participation was highlighted.
The chairman also said at the end of the day the ideas conceived in the meet should be put into action.
