Current Affairs - State - Discussion

Uttar Pradesh government in collaboration with UNICEF launched "Dastak Campaign against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)". Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inauguratred the "Dastak Campaign against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)". Also, he released a CD, sanitary kit and publicity material during the inauguration. He said that, in order to control encephalitis, health department has been made the nodal agency. Departments such as urban development, Panchayati Raj, Women and Child Welfare, Rural Development, Medical Education, Animal Husbandry and basic education departments will work under the health department. Vaccination against encephalitis will be finished by March-April 2018. A sanitation drive will also be conducted as a part of this campaign.