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Mumbai: No need to worry, says BMC, even as mumps cases rise in M-East ward
Updated On: 14 December, 2023 07:04 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mohalla clinic run by Kamgar Sanrakshan Sammaan Sangh at Mankhurd has been witnessing four to five cases of mumps daily since November
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Mumps primarily affects paediatric patients but can also be transmitted to adults
There is a slight uptick in mumps cases in the M-East ward, observed in both children and adults. However, BMC health officials claim that the situation is likely to be prevalent among the large migrant population there. BMC’s M-East ward comprises Govandi, Mankhurd, Shivaji Nagar, Deonar and parts of Chembur. Even as ward-level health officials have not recently registered mumps cases, a local mohalla clinic run by Kamgar Sanrakshan Sammaan Sangh (KSSS) in Mankhurd has been daily witnessing at least four to five mumps cases since November.
“There was a meeting held by the health department recently where we were asked about mumps cases, but nothing has been reported to us so far or at our dispensaries,” said Dr Sanjay Funde, M-East’s medical officer of health. Dr Shilpa Varma who caters to patients at the KSSS clinic said this is likely due to underreporting of cases. “People in the area either opt for home remedies, which can aggravate the condition at times, or visit quacks,” she said. Since its inception in October, the clinic has seen 910 patients, with 548 women availing the health services.
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