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New vector control strategies needed: expert
http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022219221000.htm
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New vector control strategies needed: expert Special Correspondent
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CHENNAI: New and appropriate vector control strategies are required to combat public health problems caused by mosquitoes, S. Kannaiyan, Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority, said on Monday.
They must also be ecologically safe, environmentally friendly and financially sound, he said, delivering the inaugural lecture at the National Seminar on Mosquito Biodiversity and Challenges in the Control of Mosquito-borne Diseases here.
The seminar was organised by the Postgraduate and Research Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Loyola College and supported by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, Department of Science and Technology, Indian Council for Medical Research and National Biodiversity Authority.
Speaking on diseases caused by mosquitoes,
Citizen involvement was also necessary for any public health programme to succeed.
S.P. Pani, Deputy Director, Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, said health economists should offer advice on cost-effective control strategies.
It was important to convert research into strategies that could be implemented for the benefit of the public. For this, there would have to be a dynamic network of policy makers, scientists and the community.
Award conferred
The Loyola Award for Social Concern, instituted by the School of Entomology and the Centre for Natural Resources Management (SECNARM), was conferred on B. Jeyaraj, Rector, Loyola College. A scholarship was instituted in his name to provide an economically backward student with funds to pursue education.
Book release
`Defeating the Public Enemy, the Mosquito: A Real Challenge,' a book edited by S. John William, convener of the seminar and reader, Centre for Natural Resources Management, was released.
A booklet on the abstracts of the book and a CD on the proceedings of the seminar were also released.
http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/22/stories/2007022219221000.htm
Tamil Nadu - Chennai <!-- prneml ctrl begins -->
New vector control strategies needed: expert Special Correspondent
<table bgcolor="#d0f0ff" border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td> "They should be ecologically safe and financially sound" </td></tr></tbody></table>
CHENNAI: New and appropriate vector control strategies are required to combat public health problems caused by mosquitoes, S. Kannaiyan, Chairman, National Biodiversity Authority, said on Monday.
They must also be ecologically safe, environmentally friendly and financially sound, he said, delivering the inaugural lecture at the National Seminar on Mosquito Biodiversity and Challenges in the Control of Mosquito-borne Diseases here.
The seminar was organised by the Postgraduate and Research Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Loyola College and supported by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, Department of Science and Technology, Indian Council for Medical Research and National Biodiversity Authority.
Speaking on diseases caused by mosquitoes,
- including malaria,
- filaria,
- dengue,
- chikungunya and
- Japanese Encephalitis,
Citizen involvement was also necessary for any public health programme to succeed.
S.P. Pani, Deputy Director, Vector Control Research Centre, Puducherry, said health economists should offer advice on cost-effective control strategies.
It was important to convert research into strategies that could be implemented for the benefit of the public. For this, there would have to be a dynamic network of policy makers, scientists and the community.
Award conferred
The Loyola Award for Social Concern, instituted by the School of Entomology and the Centre for Natural Resources Management (SECNARM), was conferred on B. Jeyaraj, Rector, Loyola College. A scholarship was instituted in his name to provide an economically backward student with funds to pursue education.
Book release
`Defeating the Public Enemy, the Mosquito: A Real Challenge,' a book edited by S. John William, convener of the seminar and reader, Centre for Natural Resources Management, was released.
A booklet on the abstracts of the book and a CD on the proceedings of the seminar were also released.