Larviciding drive launched

Efforts to control dengue continue across the province

LAHORE:

Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal on Wednesday directed the deputy commissioners to expedite the larviciding in all their districts with a focus on hotspots.

He issued the directions while presiding over a meeting here at the Civil Secretariat to review measures being taken to control dengue across the province.

During the meeting, the authorities presented a report regarding the actions taken over the violation of dengue Standards Operating Procedures (SOPs), registering 129 cases in different cities. The officials of health department briefed the chief secretary that the authorities registered 80 cases in Lahore, 21 in Rawalpindi, seven in Kasur, six in Faisalabad, nine in Okara, two in Gujranwala, and one each in Multan, Sheikhupura, Narowal, and Chiniot.

The chief secretary said collective and continuous efforts were needed to control dengue, adding that there was no room for negligence in the matter of protecting people's health and lives and strict actions would continue over violation of dengue SOPs. The additional chief secretary, secretaries of various departments, and officers concerned attended the meeting.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 25^th, 2022.