The civic body is all set to kickstart a ward-wise disease information, education and communication (IEC) programme and it is in process to collect information on prevalent diseases in each ward. With the pandemic teaching one the importance of health, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to empower Mumbaikars with information on various diseases.

Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner, said the IEC will be launched by January 1, in an attempt to strengthen the primary healthcare in the city. “We plan to get closer to Mumbaikars health wise and we will begin this by launching the IEC programme at the ward level where we plan to educate people on various diseases,” he said.