Pune: PMC shares tips to prevent monsoon related ailments
With the onset of the monsoon, waterborne diseases can spread through drinking water, posing a health risk to citizens. As a precautionary measure, it is advised that citizens take the following precautions:
Precautions to Take During the Monsoon:
- Use purified water for drinking.
- Do not use water from unused wells for drinking purposes.
- Avoid consuming open or stale food.
- Boil and cool drinking water, then keep it covered.
- Wash hands thoroughly with soap after using the toilet and before eating.
- In cases of diarrhea, loose stools, chills, fever, etc., seek immediate treatment from ASHA workers, nurses, health workers, or contact Pune Municipal Corporation’s health centers.
- Use ORS or a sugar-salt solution to prevent dehydration during diarrhea.
- Do not defecate in the open; use toilets.
- If there is an outbreak of dysentery, diarrhea, or jaundice, drink water only after adding chlorine liquid.
- Clean the underground and overhead water tanks in your building, repair any faucet leaks, valve leaks, and keep the area around the tank clean.
- Keep stored water covered and do not store water for more than five days.
- Observe a dry day once a week. Empty, wash, and dry water containers once a week. Prevent mosquito larvae from breeding in the water.
- If an epidemic spreads, immediately inform ASHA workers, health workers, or Pune Municipal Corporation health centers.
