Disease Control
Disease control is one of the major health concerns of ULBs .However; it’s due to several constraints like rapid unplanned urbanization with inadequate water and solid waste management and increasing developmental activities like construction, river valley and irrigation projects, mega-industry projects, etc. With no or grossly inadequate provision for mitigating measures against mosquitogenic/malariogenic conditions led to increased incidence. Population migration as a consequence of developmental projects and improved communication as well as unabated population growth also had adverse effects on public health.
Water borne and vector borne diseases are the most commonly prone diseases that are need to be controlled as it is one of the discretionary functions of ULBs.
Water borne diseases are caused by things like Bacteria or chemical in water that people drink, cook with or play in. these diseases can cause diarrhea, fever nausea, vomiting etc .Cholera is an example for water borne diseases. Bacterial contamination of drinking water is one of the main causes of diarrhea and other waterborne diseases. Poor families bear most of burden of these diseases, which includes mortality, morbidity and financial impacts. Over the years, the incidence of waterborne diseases, including, diarrhea has not come down.
Vector borne diseases are spread by insects (such as mosquitoes). Insects that live and breed in water can cause diseases with rashes and flu like symptoms and even death. Viral fever and Malaria is the examples for vector borne diseases.
