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Chennai - "80 per cent of families have chikungunya"
http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/26/stories/2006092619540300.htm
<hr color="lightblue" noshade="noshade"><table width="800"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="448">Door-to-door campaign has covered 1,298 houses
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CHENNAI :
This was one of the findings of a study, conducted by Karunalaya, a voluntary organisation involved in an awareness programme along with the Chennai Corporation for the past two weeks.
The organisation conducted a week-long door-to-door awareness campaign till Monday, covering 1,298 houses at VOC Nagar in Tondiarpet to educate the public on the causes of the disease, including an unclean environment. The study revealed that water containers in about 60 per cent of the houses were breeding sites of mosquito larvae. Though half of the population in the areas knew about the importance of keeping water containers clean, they did not practise it, it said.
Ornamental fish tank, unattended utensils and stone grinders were found to be other breeding spots of mosquito larvae in the households.
Karunalaya also assisted the Corporation in conducting health camps, which covered about 500 people in areas of the Pulianthope zone in the second week of September. The organisation trained 165 women self-help group leaders on Saturday in prevention and treatment of the disease. The women were motivated to educate the people in their areas, a release from the organisation said.
Based on the findings, the organisation would also conduct an awareness rally to educate public on breeding places of mosquito larvae.
The procession would start on Tuesday at its office at Tondiarpet and end at Washermanpet, covering areas such as TH Road, Vinayagapuram, Pallavan Nagar and Surnarayana Road. P. Kuganantham, Health Officer of Corporation, and Senthil Nathan, Assistant Health Officer, would speak about the role of the public in fighting the disease.
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http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/26/stories/2006092619540300.htm
Awareness procession from Tondiarpet to Washermanpet today
<hr color="lightblue" noshade="noshade"><table width="800"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="448">Door-to-door campaign has covered 1,298 houses
165 self-help groups women trained <hr color="lightblue" noshade="noshade">
CHENNAI :
About 80 per cent of families in north Chennai have, at least, one member affected by chikungunya.
This was one of the findings of a study, conducted by Karunalaya, a voluntary organisation involved in an awareness programme along with the Chennai Corporation for the past two weeks.
The organisation conducted a week-long door-to-door awareness campaign till Monday, covering 1,298 houses at VOC Nagar in Tondiarpet to educate the public on the causes of the disease, including an unclean environment. The study revealed that water containers in about 60 per cent of the houses were breeding sites of mosquito larvae. Though half of the population in the areas knew about the importance of keeping water containers clean, they did not practise it, it said.
Ornamental fish tank, unattended utensils and stone grinders were found to be other breeding spots of mosquito larvae in the households.
Karunalaya also assisted the Corporation in conducting health camps, which covered about 500 people in areas of the Pulianthope zone in the second week of September. The organisation trained 165 women self-help group leaders on Saturday in prevention and treatment of the disease. The women were motivated to educate the people in their areas, a release from the organisation said.
Based on the findings, the organisation would also conduct an awareness rally to educate public on breeding places of mosquito larvae.
The procession would start on Tuesday at its office at Tondiarpet and end at Washermanpet, covering areas such as TH Road, Vinayagapuram, Pallavan Nagar and Surnarayana Road. P. Kuganantham, Health Officer of Corporation, and Senthil Nathan, Assistant Health Officer, would speak about the role of the public in fighting the disease.
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