Ludhiana, Sept. 10 -- Punjab cabinet minister Dr Balbir Singh here on Tuesday held a review of health services in flood-affected areas, emphasising robust medical support and proactive measures to safeguard people from the diseases.

In a meeting at the Circuit House here, with the district administration, health department, MCL, the Indian Medical Association (IMA), and representatives from various NGOs, the minister accompanied by Jagraon MLA Sarvjit Kaur Manuke, spoke about the risks of water-borne and vector-borne diseases.

Dr Singh highlighted the heightened chances of diseases such as dengue, malaria, fever, skin infections, and gastroenteritis because of widespread waterlogging, and increased mosquito breeding. To counter these ri...