Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Pune Civic Body Launches Filariasis Survey, Seeks Citizen Cooperation
The Pune Municipal Corporation is checking for a disease called filariasis.
Health workers are visiting homes and communities across the city.
They are looking for people who may have symptoms of the disease.
They are also collecting information and checking for tiny organisms called microfilariae.
The survey will take place from August 16 to 31.
Officials are asking people to answer health workers honestly.
Finding the disease early can help people receive treatment sooner.
This effort is part of a plan to eliminate filariasis by 2027.
The Pune Municipal Corporation launched a citywide filariasis survey running from August 16 to 31.
Health workers are visiting households and communities to identify suspected cases and collect health information.
The survey includes efforts to detect microfilariae and refer suspected cases for examination and treatment.
PMC urged residents not to conceal symptoms and to cooperate with survey teams.
The initiative supports the goal of eliminating filariasis by 2027 through early detection and timely treatment.
- Who
- The Pune Municipal Corporation, its health workers, and Pune residents.
- What
- A citywide survey to identify suspected filariasis cases and detect microfilariae.
- When
- August 16 to 31.
- Where
- Households and communities across Pune.
- Why
- To support early diagnosis, timely treatment, and the goal of eliminating filariasis by 2027.
- Organiser
- Pune Municipal Corporation
- Survey period
- August 16 to 31
- Disease
- Filariasis
- Survey activities
- Identifying suspected cases, collecting health information, and detecting microfilariae
- Health workers
- Visiting households and communities
- National programme
- National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme
- Elimination target
- 2027