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RARE PHOTOS: Andhra pradesh diarrhoea control drive launched in chittoor - The Real Truth

Chittoor

The onset of the Southwest monsoon has prompted the medical and health officials to launch the Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF) drive in Chittoor district that will focus on 1.86 lakh children in the age group of 0-5.

District Medical and Health Officer (DM&HO) U. Sreehari and District Immunization Officer (DIO) P. Ravi Raju launched the programme at the Collectorate here in the presence of the medical and paramedical staff.

Speaking to the media, Dr. Ravi Raju said that the drive would be conducted at the village and mandals levels, apart from panchayats, municipal bodies, and district headquarters as June and July are the months that see many cases of water pollution and food contamination making people prone to diseases.

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