PRAYAGRAJ, April 11 -- A 'Dastak' campaign for the prevention and control of communicable diseases has been launched by the health department. The mission kick-started in Prayagraj on Thursday and will run till April 30, said district medical and health officials.

Under this, door-to-door awareness campaigns will be carried out and information will be taken by surveying residents for symptoms of identified diseases. Many innovative steps have also been taken this time, they shared.

District malaria officer, Prayagraj Dr Anand Singh says that 'Dastak Abhiyan' has started from Thursday for which 5,500 health workers of the district have been deployed. These include 4,500 Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers as well as 600 Auxi...