HEALTH
DEPARTMENT WARNS AGAINST JAUNDICE AND MALARIA
Migrant workers employed in construction sector in the district
are hit by malaria and jaundice. Till date the health department has confirmed
18 people to be affected with malaria and among them 16 are migrant labourers.
By mid-March, 11 people were affected with the disease and till April 7 more
were infected. They are working in Cyber Park in Nellikode. Five are from
Bihar, Orissa, UP and West Bengal and other two are Malayalees who reside with
them. As per the central government statistics, yearly around 4 lakh people are
affected by Malaria in Orissa. So infected people from there are spreading the
disease here. When they come to Kerala, no sufficient health checks are done.
Prof. John Kurakar
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