dengue

Government has trained medical experts in Thailand and Sri lanka, says Shahbaz Sharif.

Participants carried placards, banners and distributed pamphlets to inform people about ways to prevent dengue fever.

Health, Education depts to set up camps, host seminars and walks.

Sindh Governor advises citizens to protect themselves and their families.

This season, around 18 dengue patients have been admitted to various hospitals in Lahore alone.

Patients feared to be misdiagnosed and mistreated.

Seminars held, pamphlets distributed among faculty and staff.

Walks, workshops, cleanliness drives held across the city.

Residents of Mustafa Town say WASA unable to drain water for a month.

DCO says FIR will be registered against anybody obstructing in the campaign.

Shahbaz reviews govt strategy to fight disease in monsoon season.

CM’s advisor says union councils with largest number of larvae should be identified.

A provincial law officer said a spray campaign will be started across the province during the monsoon season.

Naik Nazeer was brought to the hospital by relatives from Karo Dara area.

Participants served brunch, given free T-shirts.

20-year-old patient said to have very low platelet count; blood sample sent to NIH.

August, September and October are peak season.

End of winter raised new fears about re-emergence of dengue, possibility of it causing even greater damage this time.

Pver 14 teams were constituted in 2011, which would be made operative this year.

Experts are warning that the dengue outbreak this year could be even worse than in 2011.

LHC directs government to submit updated report on dengue, reprimands petitioner for trying to spread panic.

Five international experts give presentations on second day of WHO conference.

Despite last year’s epidemic, issue remains in freefall.

Experts returning from Thailand, Sri Lanka share new knowledge.

Bringing the Government of Punjab to its knees.

The face of the Punjab anti-dengue campaign.

Punjab Health Department's data shows 176 new cases of dengue fever registered in Punjab.

Death toll in Punjab reaches 292, with 255 from Lahore alone.

The thought of an epidemic which is even more severe simply makes the heart stand still.

174 new cases of dengue have been reported in Punjab.

The announcement of compensating the families was made by Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif earlier this week.

Sri Lankan experts said the government needed to utilise all resources at its disposal.

The deadly dengue virus has claimed five more lives in Punjab,infecting a total of 18,000 people.

Dengue claims eight more lives in Lahore, total number of infected patients reaches 17,500.

Total number of dengue patients has crossed 17,500.

208 new cases of dengue have been diagnosed in Punjab out of which 165 are from Lahore alone.

The provincial government has given the department an additional Rs181 million to control the spread of dengue.

Number of dengue patients in Punjab crosses 17,000, with over 14,000 from Lahore.

In the last 24 hours, 244 new cases of dengue have been reported in Lahore.

PPP, PML-Q MPAs stage protest in front of CM house, demand Shahbaz Sharif resign.

Fatima Memorial System and Hospital in collaboration with University of Punjab is researching dengue causes, cure.

Official figures put the death toll at 204 in Punjab, 182 have been reported from Lahore.

Calls for judicial inquiry over dengue deaths.

A total of 198 new cases have been reported in Punjab, of which 150 are from Lahore.

Sharif says that Punjab government is following a concrete plan for diagnosis and treatment of dengue patients.

So far, 550 cases have been reported, of which 442 are from Karachi - a city of 20 million people.

Strategy to overcome the viral disease has been formulated for next year.

Rana Shamim was being treated at the Sheikh Zayed hospital in Lahore.

Data being collected to identify critical areas for fumigation; Social Welfare Department complains of negligence.

Punjab government will likely request the federal government to impose a ban on import of used tyres.