NIH for steps to control influenza
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has urged the health authorities and other stakeholders to ensure preventive and control measures against seasonal influenza are taken at all costs. According to NIH, health authorities have been advised to adopt measures encompassing preparedness to deal with the increased workload expected in the outpatient and in-patient departments during these days.
The institute has also issued an advisory for the prevention and control of seasonal Influenza in the wake of the expected upsurge of influenza cases in different parts of the country.
The advisory discussed that Influenza or seasonal flu can spread from person to person through coughing, sneezing, and contaminated hands and surfaces. It said that patients suffering from chronic diseases should be extra cautious about their health.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 10th, 2022.