India, Jan. 30 -- In a bid to strengthen monitoring and early detection of infectious diseases, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to bring 52 additional private hospitals under its disease surveillance network. With this expansion, a total of 153 private hospitals in the city will now report cases of infectious and communicable diseases to the Metropolitan Surveillance Unit (MSU) of the civic body, said the officials.

"Private hospitals play a crucial role in treating patients with communicable diseases. By expanding the surveillance network, we will be able to detect outbreaks earlier and respond more effectively," said Dr Vaishali Jadhav, assistant health chief of PMC.

As part of the initiative, the civic body will cond...