With Manipur still grappling with over 16 months of ethnic violence, the state is now confronted with another crisis, this time a health crisis of dengue outbreak.
The objective behind organising this event at the College of Teachers Education was to equip the teachers in training with the basic knowledge and information about dengue fever and its preventive measures so that they could spread awareness to their future students and the community.
Dengue cases have been rising in Nagaland with the state registering nearly 2,909 dengue cases since June this year. This is the highest number of cases in Nagaland in nearly two decades.
Rise in dengue cases in India has become a major concern for public health officials. The country has experienced a significant increase in the number of dengue cases attributed to heavy rains and waterlogging in many areas.
As Dengue cases surge in West Garo Hills and South West Garo Hills, health authorities have urged residents to take precautionary measures to safeguard against the disease.
To manage the situation, more than 50 seriously affected patients have been transferred to the main referral hospital AGMC and GBP hospital in Agartala since July 29.
According to reports, July to September is considered the peak season of JE but cases were reported from June as well, even as the health department did not make the vector-borne diseases menace public.
