NIH urged to play its role

ISLAMABAD: Experts have urged the National Health Institute (NIH) to play its role in disseminating awareness about prevention and cure of influenza disease which has become a threat for a number of citizens especially children and old age people with the advent of Winter season.

General Physician Dr Mubashir said the department concerned must introduce a proper public health policy to control the spread of seasonal diseases especially influenza.

"The awareness campaigns regarding flu vaccination were necessary and the department concerned must initiate efforts to educate citizens about consequences of influenza virus on their health, preventive measure they can adopt and of course the remedies and proper medications", he said.



He said, a lot of patients were suffering from serious health consequences due to spread of influenza virus, therefore.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 4^th, 2018.