The health department of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration on Wednesday initiated a larvicidal campaign in the rural areas with the help of sanitary inspectors and lady health workers (LHW).
An ICT official informed that the decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Mujhaid Sher Dil. District Dengue Control and Surveillance Cell In-charge Dr Najeed Durrani informed the meeting that the campaign has been started to eliminate the mosquito breeding cycle at its larval stage.
The official directed sanitary inspectors and the LHWs to identify active breeding sites by making extensive visits to various villages, bazaars and congested areas where rainwater has stagnated.
The official said rainwater gets accumulated in trash which then attracts female mosquitoes to lay their eggs in high numbers. Staffs of union councils have been directed to dispose of the solid waste quickly. Moreover, hospital-based surveillance has started in which a close collaboration and liaison has been developed with six hospitals of the capital.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2014.
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