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Typhoid rampant in Paloncha
The Agency region in Khammam district continues to grapple with malaria, typhoid and other viral fevers. Lack of knowledge and poor diagnostic facilities coupled with unhygienic conditions in the region make life miserable for the people. From the beginning of this year, there was a steady flow of patients at private and government hospitals suffering from viral fevers.
Khammam: The Agency region in Khammam district continues to grapple with malaria, typhoid and other viral fevers. Lack of knowledge and poor diagnostic facilities coupled with unhygienic conditions in the region make life miserable for the people. From the beginning of this year, there was a steady flow of patients at private and government hospitals suffering from viral fevers.
However, the health officials say that there was no impact of Godavari Pushkaralu where a whopping 45 lakh pilgrims turned up to have holy dip in the district or the municipal workers’ strike. While the prevalence of malaria is rampant in Parnasala, Manuguru, Wajedu, Cherla and Karakagudem areas, people in Paloncha region have been found prone to typhoid, according to sources in the health department.
As many as 200 cases of typhoid are being reported from Paloncha region every month. Since January, the official figures have put the number of malaria cases registered at 650. At least 28 cases of dengue have also been reported, according to sources. Also, there are many unreported cases from various private hospitals. The role of traditional healers and registered medical practitioners (RMP) is also critical especially in the Agency region due to the absence of proper medical facilities.
Speaking to The Hans India on Wednesday, the District Medical and Helath Officer (DM & HO) Dr Bhanu Prakash said, “There was no specific incidence of people falling sick with the impact of Godavari Pushkaralu or municipal workers’ strike.” District malaria officer A Rambabu said, “As the people living in forest fringe villages are not willing to approach government medical centres, the role of the traditional healers and RMPs has become critical.”
Elaborating on preventive and curative measures to check vector-borne diseases, he said that two lakh rapid diagnostic kits worth around Rs 14 lakh were made available at 294 gram panchayats on the directions of Joint Collector D Divya, who is also the in-charge of the ITDA.
It’s learnt that as many as 2.6 lakh long lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) were given free of cost to people in the Agency with the Central government funds in 2012. Since then, there was no such initiative. The prevalence of malaria caused by plasmodium falciparum parasite is high in neighbouring Odisha and Chhattisgarh States.
With people moving across the border frequently, locals fall victim to various viral fevers or may become carriers of certain viral fevers. Measures such as spraying pyrethrin, fogging and dropping of ML Oil balls in the drains are being taken up by the government.
By:Adepu Mahender
