RHCs equipped with dengue test facility
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Caretaker Provincial Minister for Primary Health Dr Jamal Nasir on Tuesday said that the Complete Blood Count (CBC) test facility had been provided in Rural Health Centres (RHC) for dengue diagnosis.
Presiding over a meeting of the provincial dengue committee, he said the healthcare commission should play a role in improving dengue reporting from private hospitals.
The health minister directed the adoption of arrangements for the drainage of stagnant rainwater as accumulated rainwater was a leading cause of dengue breeding.
In addition, Dr Jamal directed the officials to monitor the dengue teams regularly and update data on dashboards regularly.
He said anti-dengue activities should be continued throughout the year so that people can be protected from it through preventative measures.
Meanwhile, the provincial dengue committee had expressed concern over increasing dengue cases in Multan and issued instructions to ascertain the reasons.
The committee directed all the concerned departments to remain alert to cope with the increasing number of dengue due to expected heavy rainfalls in the coming days.
In the meeting, action was also taken against the field staff who showed negligence in anti-dengue activities in Multan.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2023.