Nearly 5,000 people have been affected by the virus in Pakistan, while most of them are from Karachi, said Mehanti. “Dengue tests can cost up to Rs2,000 at private laboratories and many patients are unable to afford them,” he said.
The free tests are being offered at AKWS hospitals in: Nazimabad No. 2, Sakhi Hassan, Shah Colony No. 1, Nazimabad near Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Power House Chowrangi, North Karachi, Korangi No. 2.5 and Orangi Town No 4.75, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 8th, 2010.
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