‘Measures being taken to avert dengue outbreak’

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that an effective strategy has been devised to deal with the possible outbreak of dengue.
He was presiding over a high level meeting to review measures for coping with the possible outbreak of dengue at Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Saturday.
He said that a cabinet committee had also been formed for making efforts for dengue control meaningful, which was assisting in the arrangements being made by various departments for the eradication of dengue.
He said people from different sectors who have received training from Sri Lanka and Thailand were imparting training as master trainers to the people of various districts regarding preventive measures against dengue. He said that on the pattern of Lahore, the model of dengue brigade should be replicated in all districts for controlling this menace.
Provincial secretaries talked about the measures taken by their departments against possible dengue outbreak.
The CM said that every possible step was being taken to deal with the threat of dengue next season and public awareness was also being created in this regard. He said that seminars were being arranged while informative material regarding preventive measures against dengue was also being distributed.
He said besides holding special periods in educational institutions for creating awareness among students, questions were also being set in examinations regarding dengue. He said in addition to public sector schools, awareness campaign regarding dengue was also being launched in private educational institutions.
He directed Education Advisor Zaeem Qadri and Higher Education secretary to submit a report in the next meeting regarding the questions asked about dengue in examinations and answers of the students. He said that besides tyre shops and godowns, the process of storage of shredded tyres should completely be monitored and an effective system be evolved for this purpose.
He said that surveillance of dengue larva was the responsibility of Public Health Department and City Government and these should play their due role in this regard. He directed that Solid Waste Management, PHA and WASA should give a detailed briefing regarding cleanliness situation while commissioners of all divisions should inform about the steps taken for dengue control in their respective divisions in the next meeting.