Tag: Dengue

KP Health Dept finds it difficult to implement Dengue plan as...

Due to a lack of clear demarcation of responsibilities between the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Department and the FATA Health Directorate (HD), the former is...

Dengue cases on the rise in Rawalpindi

  -- ‘Consistent rains in August have increased the threat of dengue spread in twin cities’  RAWALPINDI: Dengue fever cases have witnessed a sharp rise in...

Govt to deploy 259,000 police personnel for election duty

--CM Askari reviews security situation ahead of polls -- High-level meeting devises strategies to deal with dengue, flooding LAHORE: Punjab caretaker government on Saturday decided to deploy...

12 more dengue cases surface

KARACHI: 12 more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi, taking the reported toll of cases to 467 in the city since January 1, 2018. As...

19 more dengue cases reported in Karachi

  KARACHI: At least 19 more dengue fever cases were reported from across the metropolis this week, taking the reported cases’ toll to 235 in...

Following three cases, KP govt gears up to battle dengue once...

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Thursday has geared up to battle dengue once again as three cases have already been reported in the province. The...

Year’s first dengue-related death reported in Karachi

KARACHI: This year’s first death from dengue fever occurred at Karachi's Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) on Tuesday night where an 80-year-old woman succumbed...

DC directs for surveillance, active response to dengue sensitive areas

RAWALPINDI: Deputy Commissioner Tallat Mehmood Godal Thursday directed all allied departments to make full surveillance and ensure instant case response in the areas where...

Health official directs to devise strategy to combat dengue

  RAWALPINDI: Deputy District Officer (DDO) Health Dr Amir Sheikh Thursday directed officials of agriculture, PHA, education and health departments to devise a strategy to...

Eight more dengue fever cases detected in Karachi

KARACHI: As many as eight more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi within a week, taking the cases toll to 115 since 1st...

Another 19 dengue fever cases reported in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 19 more cases of dengue fever were reported in Karachi in a week, taking the toll of reported cases in 2018...

As many as 29 more dengue cases reported in Karachi

KARACHI: Twenty-nine more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi this week, taking the reported cases toll to 76 in the city since January...

23 more dengue cases surface in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 23 more dengue fever cases were reported throughout Karachi in the first week month of January. According to the Prevention and Control...

PCPD employees await salaries

KARACHI: The employees of Prevention and Control Program for Dengue (PCPD) Sindh have not been given salaries from the last three months, causing serious...

69 people succumbed to dengue fever in KP: WHO

KARACHI: Dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has claimed 69 lives so far, according to a report by World Health Organization. Pakistan, which is...

16 more dengue cases surface in city 

KARACHI: As many as 16 more dengue fever cases were reported in Karachi, taking the number of reported cases to 505 in the city...

204 dengue cases reported in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 204 more dengue fever cases were detected in Karachi taking the number of reported cases to 1,930 in the city since 1st...