In an effort to stop the spread of infectious diseases and avoid heat-related illnesses, a 20-day door-to-door campaign was launched in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. From April 10 to 30, Anganwadi and ASHA personnel will visit homes as part of the programme to identify sources of stagnant water that encourage mosquito breeding. If discovered, water drainage and fogging will be implemented right away.

Additionally, health professionals will look for signs of TB, fever, malaria, and filariasis as part of the Communicable Disease Control Campaign. The e-Kavach platform will be used to collect data and report suspected patients to local hospitals.

Along with inspecting homes, employees will keep an eye out for clogged drains in public areas and notify the local government and Panchayati Raj officials so that cleaning and fogging may be done. The government has ordered district hospitals and community health centres to establish special heat stroke rooms, which are 10-bed units in district hospitals and 4- to 6-bed units in CHCs. These rooms must be furnished with air conditioning, refrigerators, necessary medications, and ice packs in order to combat the increasing temperatures. There will be physicians on call and medical assistance available in these rooms around the clock.

The public will also get heat safety education from the workers, who will advise people to wear light-coloured clothes, protect their heads, avoid direct sunlight, and seek shade or medical attention if they experience any of the signs of heat stroke. About 1.57 lakh ASHA employees and 4 lakh Anganwadi employees are taking part in the campaign, according to Dr Ratan Pal Singh Suman, Director General of the Health Department.