World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with Government of Punjab Health Department, organized a one day training workshop for data entry operators on entries of dengue reports. Sixty-six data entry operators from Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Multan, attended the workshop. WHO Punjab Operations Officer, Dr Baba Alam, along with other concerned officers and staff were also present at the workshop. Additional Director General (VBD) Dr Syed Zafar Islam said that a special department was directed to pay special attention to vector surveillance and larvicide to keep timely checks on breeding of dengue mosquitoes. Moreover, for public awareness on dengue fever, WHO has published posters; booklets and other printed literature on dengue control and prevention.
