Three more people fall prey to the dengue virus in Lahore, bringing the death toll in the city to 108 on Thursday.
The total number of deaths in Punjab has risen to 117.
More than 11,584 cases of dengue have been reported from Punjab, out of which 10,300 are from Lahore.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif is making all-out efforts to curtail the epidemic in the province.
WHO in Pakistan
A World Health Organisation (WHO) Emergency Health Team had reached Pakistan on September 25, 2011 to assess the situation on ground for its operations in response to the Government of Pakistan request for the Organisation’s support against the health crisis posed by the Dengue fever.
The concerned departments of WHO are planning to provide Pakistan the support in controlling the dengue outbreak in keeping with its standards and has dispatched a team of WHO experts on emergency basis for a need assessment and to train the doctors and paramedics with regard to treatment and vector control measures.
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