Recovery of a massive number of dengue larvae and detection of dengue mosquitoes along with a large number of patients diagnosed with dengue fever admitted at different hospitals in the city has forced the District Coordination Officer (DCO) Talat Mehmood Gondal to take a serious action in order to tackle this disease.
According to sources, DCO Rawalpindi has given directives to the health department to launch an urgent anti-dengue campaign. He has directed the department to put together an anti-dengue micro plan and constitute teams consisting of at least 1,400 patrolling workers.
Sources said that the health department has devised an anti-dengue plan which ensures the deployment of patrolling workers in all the streets. Each union council will have a permanent supervisor, whereas a unit of four union councils will have one supervisor collectively. District Health Officer (DHO) will be in-charge of the entire operation.
Two third-party teams have been constituted to monitor the anti-dengue campaign and search of the dengue larvae reproduction hotspots in different parts of the city.
Strict action will be taken against the sanitary workers and supervisors of the campaign if dengue larvae are detected in their respective areas.