AMN / NEW DELHI
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued health advisories to help Kerala in meeting health challenges after floods. An official release said, NCDC teams are ready for deployment to support the state in preventing outbreak of waterborne, vector-borne and viral hepatitis diseases.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda also held a high-level meeting in New Delhi to review the relief measures in state.
After the meeting, Mr Nadda said, the situation is being monitored on a daily basis and the strategic health operation centre has been activated. He said, he is in regular communication with Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja.
The Minister said, no outbreak of communicable disease has been reported from the flood-ravaged districts of the state so far.