Peshawar:
Dengue fever has resurfaced as a serious threat to public health in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with 787 confirmed cases reported throughout the Peshawar division.
The district of Charsadda has been identified as the worst hit area, which represents an amazing 718 cases, while Peshawar recorded 49, Nowshera 19 and the districts of Khyber and Mohmand a case each, both linked to trips.
The alarming increase in cases caused a high -level meeting chaired by the Commissioner of the Peshawar Division, Riaz Khan Mehsud, where the attached commissioners, the health officers of the District, the entomologists and the officials of the five districts reviewed the situation. The commissioner ordered the commissioners attending to supervise the anti-dengue operations at the level of the Board of the Union, while the attached commissioners received instructions to personally monitor progress.
Commissioner Mehsud ordered an immediate acceleration of anti-depth spray campaigns and the establishment of medical camps in high-risk areas. They have been told to hospitals assigning separate rooms and beds for dengue patients. Public conscience units are also intensifying to ensure that citizens adopt preventive measures.
By expressing particular concern about the extraordinary number of cases in Charsadda, the commissioner announced an investigation to determine the causes of the outbreak. “All districts must send essential medicines and supplies to my office without delay,” he said, added that the responsibility would apply at each stage of the answer.
Earlier this week, provincial leadership has also taken an urgent notice. Prime Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, following heavy rains that have created favorable conditions for mosquito reproduction, has directed emergency operations against dengue in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
According to an official statement from the Secretariat of the Principal Minister, the Division Commissioners, the Deputy Commissioners and all the relevant departments have been ordered to initiate immediate sanitation campaigns.
These include the drainage of stagnant rainwater in construction sites, markets, schools, government offices and drains, areas identified as the main underpants for dengue mosquitoes.
The Department of Health has received instructions to make anticipated arrangements in hospitals, ensuring the availability of medicines, diagnostic kits and treatment facilities. A surveillance system and effective reports has also been forced to track cases of dengue in real time throughout the province.
