Larvae Eradication Day: ‘Biggest’ walk held to say no to dengue
DCO announces Rs9,000 each for 350 civil defence volunteers.
LAHORE:
A massive awareness walk was held on Gulberg’s Main Boulevard on Sunday on the occasion of dengue larvae eradication day on directions of the Punjab government.
Town officials were asked to ensure timely removal of rain water from the city. Workers of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) and Albayrak cleaned the route for the walk from Liberty Round-about to Gulberg’s Main Market. The LWMC had deployed 50 sanitary workers on the route to keep the venue clean. Workers were also deputed with roadside vendors.
The walk from Liberty Chowk to Main Market, Gulberg, was led by Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan.
The event was organised by the Punjab Sports Board.
Thousands of citizens, including students, teachers, doctors and nurses, participated in the walk.
Addressing the participants, Khan said the Lahoris had proven their commitment to end dengue fever by participating in the walk.
He claimed that the walk was the ‘biggest in the history of Lahore’. He praised Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Punjab Sports Board Chairman Hamza Shahbaz for their efforts.
LWMC’s social mobilisers and communication team distributed stickers and pamphlets carrying messages and information about dengue larvae among the participants. An animated film on cleanliness was screened for children participating in the walk.
Later, LWMC floats roamed about in various areas of the city where volunteers used loudspeakers to convey messages asking passers-by to keep Lahore clean. They also distributed literature among the people.
District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal appreciated the workers’ efforts. He said that the City District Government (CDGL) staff had been directed to stay alert till the completion of the dengue larvae eradication campaign. He said that CDGL was committed to making Lahore a dengue free city.
Mengal said that 350 civil defence workers had participated in the campaign. He also appreciated the efforts of women volunteers. He said that 300 more workers will soon be appointed for the campaign.
Separately, Naseer Bhutta, chairman of Nishter Town Dengue Control Committee, directed the town officials to monitor old tyre shops and see if the owners were following entomologists’ instructions. He ordered them to seal shops where directions were being ignored.
He also directed the officials to ensure insecticide spray and fogging where required and to remove debris and waste from the union councils in rural areas.
Presiding a town administration meeting, Bhutta said that every citizen had a role to play in the anti dengue campaign.
“The youth have played a prominent role in making this campaign a success,” he said.
Also on Sunday, the General Hospital administration set up dengue counters at its outdoor patient department to facilitate dengue patients.
Addressing a review meeting at the hospital, Prof Anjam Habib Vohra urged doctors and paramedics to keep sensitising the people about the importance of cleanliness and sanitation. The chief pharmacist was told to keep the stock of all medicines updated. He said doctors from various hospitals in the Punjab had been trained under the Health Education Programme of the Post Graduate Medical Institute to treat dengue patients.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 10th, 2012.
A massive awareness walk was held on Gulberg’s Main Boulevard on Sunday on the occasion of dengue larvae eradication day on directions of the Punjab government.
Town officials were asked to ensure timely removal of rain water from the city. Workers of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) and Albayrak cleaned the route for the walk from Liberty Round-about to Gulberg’s Main Market. The LWMC had deployed 50 sanitary workers on the route to keep the venue clean. Workers were also deputed with roadside vendors.
The walk from Liberty Chowk to Main Market, Gulberg, was led by Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan.
The event was organised by the Punjab Sports Board.
Thousands of citizens, including students, teachers, doctors and nurses, participated in the walk.
Addressing the participants, Khan said the Lahoris had proven their commitment to end dengue fever by participating in the walk.
He claimed that the walk was the ‘biggest in the history of Lahore’. He praised Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Punjab Sports Board Chairman Hamza Shahbaz for their efforts.
LWMC’s social mobilisers and communication team distributed stickers and pamphlets carrying messages and information about dengue larvae among the participants. An animated film on cleanliness was screened for children participating in the walk.
Later, LWMC floats roamed about in various areas of the city where volunteers used loudspeakers to convey messages asking passers-by to keep Lahore clean. They also distributed literature among the people.
District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal appreciated the workers’ efforts. He said that the City District Government (CDGL) staff had been directed to stay alert till the completion of the dengue larvae eradication campaign. He said that CDGL was committed to making Lahore a dengue free city.
Mengal said that 350 civil defence workers had participated in the campaign. He also appreciated the efforts of women volunteers. He said that 300 more workers will soon be appointed for the campaign.
Separately, Naseer Bhutta, chairman of Nishter Town Dengue Control Committee, directed the town officials to monitor old tyre shops and see if the owners were following entomologists’ instructions. He ordered them to seal shops where directions were being ignored.
He also directed the officials to ensure insecticide spray and fogging where required and to remove debris and waste from the union councils in rural areas.
Presiding a town administration meeting, Bhutta said that every citizen had a role to play in the anti dengue campaign.
“The youth have played a prominent role in making this campaign a success,” he said.
Also on Sunday, the General Hospital administration set up dengue counters at its outdoor patient department to facilitate dengue patients.
Addressing a review meeting at the hospital, Prof Anjam Habib Vohra urged doctors and paramedics to keep sensitising the people about the importance of cleanliness and sanitation. The chief pharmacist was told to keep the stock of all medicines updated. He said doctors from various hospitals in the Punjab had been trained under the Health Education Programme of the Post Graduate Medical Institute to treat dengue patients.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 10th, 2012.