Health

Death Caused by Dengue and Chikungunya in India

dengue-and-chikungunyadengue-and-chikungunyaAs per the information received from North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and East Delhi Municipal Corporation, the increase of Dengue & Chikungunya is not due to insufficient cleaning work by Municipal Corporations. The Aedes mosquito vector of Dengue & Chikungunya breeds in clean water in domestic and para domestic containers.

The details of Dengue & Chikungunya deaths in last three years and current year (till 13th November) in Delhi based on the reports submitted by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (Nodal agency), are as under:

Year Dengue (deaths) Chikungunya (deaths)
2013 6  

 

Nil

 

2014 3
2015 60
2016

(till 20th �Nov.)

4

 

National Capital Territory of Delhi spent this year approx. Rs. 23 lakhs on IEC activities for seasonal diseases (Dengue & Chikungunya) control besides expenditure by individual hospitals for medicines.  The expenditure made during 2015-16 was Rs. 3687 Lakhs by North Delhi Municipal Corporation, Rs. 3316 Lakhs by South Delhi Municipal Corporation and Rs. 684.69 Lakhs by East Delhi Municipal Corporation.

Alex

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