Civic body issues new guidelines to private hospitals to control vector-borne diseases

As vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria pose a serious health threat during the monsoon season, the Pune ‘Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday issued a detailed set of guidelines for private hospitals.

- Vicky Pathare

These instructions aim to strengthen coordination, improve response time, and enhance disease prevention and public awareness across the city, said civic officials.

A meeting was held on Wednesday between PMC health officials and representatives of 108 private hospitals, during which the measures were discussed. The meeting, which was headed by additional municipal commissioner MJ Pradeep Chandran, focussed on increased collaboration between private healthcare facilities for a uniformed approach towards handling vector-borne diseases, said the officials.