Dr Anand Gosavi, the head of PMC's Heath Department highlighted the potential waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid that can arise due to contaminated water during the monsoon.
As part of the program, various activities will be implemented at each civil primary health centre. The civic health department has been putting its best to eradicate leprosy, said a senior civic official.
Amid the drop in Covid cases in Mumbai, there has been a rise in monsoon ailments in the last seven days. As per data provided by the civic health department, the city has recorded 118 cases of malaria, followed by 83 cases of gastroenteritis and 51 of dengue between September 5-11.
Despite a sharp rise in new cases of COVID under the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) jurisdiction, more than 98 percent of ventilators and 96 percent of ICU beds are available