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Prevention and management of insectborne communicable diseases or notifiable communicable diseases consequent to disaster.
The Kerala Public Health Act, 2023Health202383 sections12 chapters
Chapter 8 VECTOR CONTROL
Statutory text
- (1) The Local Public Health Officer shall, as per the instructions of the State or District Public Health Officers, take all steps as may be necessary for the prevention and management of any disease including communicable diseases or notifiable communicable diseases that may occur consequent to the natural calamity or other disasters: Provided that nothing in this section shall contravene the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (No.53 of 2005).
- (2) In the event of situations provided in sub-section (1), the Public Health Officers of respective levels shall call for Public Health Committees and shall take immediate necessary steps to prevent waterborne – insectborne – animalborne diseases .
- (3) Every person shall be bound to follow the instructions given by the Public Health Officer to control waterborne – insectborne – animalborne diseases in the manner as provided in sub-section (2).
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