dengue

Fumigation has still not kicked off in the Rawalpindi and Chaklala cantonment areas.

CDA decision receives mixed reaction.

Majority of dengue patients in Lahore come from posh areas, spend their entire day sitting in air-conditioned rooms.

Statement sent to media says PPP doctors wing is fully organised and equipped for the task.

Confirmed cases in Punjab reach an alarming 5,734.

Large number of students participated in the event, carrying banners, placards inscribed with precautionary tips.

Session marred by low turn-out, finger pointing but no concrete solutions.

Experts say dengue is 100 per cent curable.

Health secy told to bring detailed information about insecticide in next hearing.

Proper sanitation, advance planning to manage excess monsoon rain, would have perhaps prevented dengue’s advance.

LHC Chief Justice says action to be taken against officials involved in purchase of substandard mosquito repellant.

528 cases reported in Sindh, Punjab in the last 24 hours

Doctor­s fear dengue and malari­a cases will rise in 2 to 3 weeks.

Legislators quick to return to constituencies ‘to raise awareness’.

The net effect of collapsed local administration is that we can neither manage disasters nor fight epidemics.

Private universities will be fumigated around classes which will carry on as routine.

A 12-member team from Sri Lanka was also on its way to provide technical assistance to the government, says CM.

PML-N MPAs accuse channels of misreporting, malicious intent.

So far more than 5,000 cases of dengue are report­ed in Punjab, out of which over 4,400 are from Lahore alone.

Punjab health team set to leave for New Delhi in a few days.

Number of dengue patients in Islamabad and Rawalpindi rises to 29 and 20 respectively.

Aitchison disagrees, plans to keep open.

‘Cleanliness and open areas’ contributing to high dengue rate in posh areas.

Dengue has now been with us as a yearly event for more than five years.

The process of fumigation will be completed during these days to protect school going children.

PMDC secretary, Ataullah Siddiqi was diagnosed on Friday. Three Chinese engineers in Lahore also diagnosed.

Virus grips the nation, with 4,044 dengue cases reported in Punjab and 211 in Sindh.

Over 200 cases have been registered so far in the city

Centres will be setup at Dargai and Batkhela, where free of cost diagnoses and treatment facilities would be available

Meeting held to discuss preventive measures.

MS of Holy Family Hospital had not made arrangements for dengue outbreak.

Punjab government has provided Rs50 million to CDGL for purchase of anti-mosquito spray to fight dengue in the city

Viral and bacter­ial diseas­es are more likely caught from other people.

Mineral Development Corporation secretary dead, Housing Urban and Development secretary hospitalised.

DCO claimed that Muzaffargarh was now a dengue virus-free district and there was no chance of any future outbreak.

Provincial authorities demands Rs10 billion from the federal government.

As is typical in Pakistan, efforts will only be ramped up once disaster is on hand.

Musharraf lashes out at PML-N leaders; vows to return.

Pamphlets about dengue fever distributed to motorists at 39 locations in the city on Sunday

Faisalabad count now rises to over 77 patients in major hospitals.

We were told that the dengue mosquitoes only grew in clean water. Later we learnt the mosquito could grow anywhere.

Medical camps set up in DHA, Cantonments; HED sets up awareness camps in city.

The standing floodwaters will aid the mosquito in creating its havoc.

Four Australian men try to break the cycle of child trafficking by cycling for this cause.

169 cases of the dengue virus have been reported in Karachi alone.

CM says all houses must get indoor spray, seeks Sri Lankan expertise.

Dr Naseer urged people not to call 1122 when the person was not sick.

Drive is being carried out in nine union councils; no case of dengue had been reported from Swat so far.

12 patients admitted to hospitals in Islamabad, total number of patients rises to 2,708.

Cm said arrangements have been improved at all public hospitals. He said a fumigation drive was underway in the city.