MUMBAI : Consumer goods industry and Indian health organizations have requested the government to include mosquito repellents, pesticide sprays, liquid vaporizers and other household insecticides in the list of essential goods, as the risk of vector-borne diseases (VBDs), such as dengue and malaria, pose a huge threat to the country.
While India fights the novel coronavirus, risk of dengue and malaria also looms large over Asia’s third-largest economy, the World Health Organization (WHO) had warned in March.
To keep diseases like dengue and malaria at a bay, Indian households mainly depend upon repellents. Due to the country’s focus on controlling the pandemic, not only the repellents been excluded from the essential items list, even local