Dr. Ravi Kumar, the expert on Vector Borne disease control from Regional office for Health & Family welfare, Karnataka was invited to facilitate a training session on ‘ National Vector Borne Disease Control program’ on 20/12/2011 for the block and district program managers of Tumkur.
The session while primarily focused on the basics of vector borne disease, it also stressed on understanding interpreting health data, identifying gaps in the current data and ways to improve vector borne disease surveillance and intervention. To improve the effectiveness of the session, he had invited and had involved the District Malaria officer and Malaria Inspectors as well. It helped the participants procure a better understanding of their role in disease control. The session ended with a photo display of the vector and malaria control strategies.
