New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Central government has urged states and Union territories to intensify preventive measures against malaria and dengue, with a review planned specifically for Delhi and the National Capital Region.

Union health minister J.P. Nadda in an advisory also advised state health ministers to review the situation and prepare action plans within 20 days. Municipal corporations, panchayats, and local bodies have been instructed to intensify community awareness drives.

Hospitals, including those under the Central government, have been directed to ensure they have adequate drugs, diagnostics, beds, and mosquito-free premises.

Nadda, during a meeting on malaria and dengue on 10 September, highlighted that the country had ma...