Gurugram, April 24 -- Deputy commissioner Uttam Singh on Thursday asked officials to step up efforts on vaccination drives and disease control, with a focus on reaching schools, construction sites and slum clusters, during a review meeting of ongoing public health campaigns.

The meeting, attended by officials from the health department and other agencies, focused on ensuring effective implementation of programmes related to disease prevention, immunisation and public outreach.

Deputy civil surgeon Dr Jai Prakash briefed officials on efforts to control vector-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya, and shared updates on key immunisation drives, such as HPV and measles-rubella vaccination campaigns.

Progress of other init...