Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Panvel Municipal Corporation Launches Night Filariasis Screening For Migrant Workers
Panvel Municipal Corporation is checking migrant workers for a disease called lymphatic filariasis.
This disease is also commonly called elephantiasis.
Health workers collect blood samples at night because the disease-causing parasites are easier to find then.
Testing is taking place in areas considered high risk.
These areas include some slums and settlements with many migrant workers.
The samples will be sent to laboratories for testing.
People who test positive will receive treatment and follow-up care.
Health workers are also explaining why testing and finishing medicines are important.
The campaign asks eligible migrant workers to cooperate with the health teams.
Panvel Municipal Corporation has launched a campaign to screen migrant workers for lymphatic filariasis.
Health teams are collecting blood samples after 8 pm in high-risk areas across the civic limits.
The drive covers locations linked to elephantiasis, hydrocele, slum clusters and large migrant populations.
Samples will be tested in laboratories, with positive cases receiving immediate treatment and follow-up.
The campaign also includes awareness activities urging migrant workers to cooperate with health officials and complete medication.
- Who
- Panvel Municipal Corporation health teams, medical officers, health workers and eligible migrant workers are involved.
- What
- A night blood-screening campaign has been launched to detect microfilariae linked to lymphatic filariasis.
- When
- The campaign was announced on August 31, 2026; blood samples are collected after 8 pm.
- Where
- Identified high-risk areas across Panvel Municipal Corporation’s civic limits, covering locations under all 26 Urban Primary Health Centres.
- Why
- To detect filariasis among high-risk migrant populations, begin treatment for positive cases and help prevent disease spread.
- Organiser
- Panvel Municipal Corporation
- Disease
- Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis
- Target group
- Eligible migrant populations
- Collection time
- After 8 pm
- Coverage
- High-risk locations under all 26 Urban Primary Health Centres
- Testing
- Collected blood samples will be tested in laboratories
- Positive cases
- Treatment will begin immediately, followed by health-worker monitoring