Surveillance on the trends of important Communicable diseases in Urban Areas (Per view under National Urban Health Mission) of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India: approach towards Consultant’s Lens

Abstract

Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) routinely collects and analysis some important communicable disease reported from Urban-PHCs in Paschim Medinipur district. In this study it was observed the trends of important communicable diseases for last 3 years (Sep’ 2018 to July’ 2021) in Ghatal, Kharagpur and Midnapore Municipality areas. IDSP enlisted diseases like vector born diseases (Malaria, Dengue and Chikungunya), Bacterial disease [Enteric fever, Bacillary dysentery and Acute Diarrheal Disease (ADD)-including acute gastroenteritis], Viral Diseases [Measles, Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) / Influenza like Illness (ILI) and Viral Hepatitis] and some other Acute Communicable diseases that affects public health were observed and analysis by District IDSP & NUHM Cell and found that ARI/ILI, ADD and Other Acute communicable disease were observed to be the mostly reported cases in this municipality area. Malaria, Dengue and Viral hepatitis have shown a decreasing trend over the years. Measles has shown a cyclic sudden occurrence trends in a particular time of the year (August-January). In the case of Bacillary dysentery show an endemic trend throughout the year. Awareness generation to health hygiene by different filed level health workers like ANMs, FTSs, HHWs and MAS groups and safe drinking water supply can easily overcome the case load of ARI/ILI, ADD and Other communicable disease in this municipality area. So, different strategy of National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) is prompting to fruitful attempt for easily overcome this disease outbreak in near future.