Tag: Dengue
Dengue continues to spread as 291 cases confirmed in twin cities
The deadly dengue virus continued to spread in Islamabad and Rawalpindi as National Institute of Health here on Thursday confirmed 291 dengue positive cases...
LHC rejects plea against discount on dengue test
Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected laboratory owners’ plea to cancel govt orders of charging Rs 90 as dengue test fee.
According to a private...
PCB relocates Twenty20 over dengue outbreak
Pakistan cricket authorities were Wednesday forced to shift the national Twenty20 tournament to Karachi after an outbreak of dengue fever in Lahore, the tournament’s...
Dengue devours 15 more
At least 15 more people, including Punjab Public Service Commission Member Ghiasuddin, lost their lives to the deadly dengue virus in Punjab and Khyber...
DHA administrator visits dengue diagnostic camps
Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Administrator Brigadier Aslam Rana on Wednesday visited the free dengue screening centre and diagnostic camps for dengue patients. The DHA...
30 percent schools still vulnerable to dengue
Punjab Education Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman said on Wednesday that 30 percent of private educational institutes have failed to fumigate their campuses. The Punjab...
‘Every fever is not dengue fever doc’
A few doctors in public and private-sector hospitals, in a panic, are seen referring all patients with a fever for dengue tests.
“My son has...
PTI launches ‘Eliminate Dengue Campaign’
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) on Wednesday launched the ‘Dengue Mukao, Awam Bachao, Eliminate Dengue to Save Masses’ Campaign in the city. PTI Lahore President...
Free dengue testing camps
In a bid to deal with the dengue epidemic, the district administration in collaboration with the Citilab has established five free dengue testing camps...
NA body seeks report on dengue preventive measures
Federal Health authorities told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights on Wednesday that Islamabad laboratories have so far tested 99 patients positive...
5 died from dengue in KP, Sindh on alert
The Health Services Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) issued facts and figures regarding dengue virus attack.
According to a press release, five patients died of dengue virus...
Dengue claims 7 more lives
The dengue virus caused seven more deaths in Lahore on Tuesday, taking the total number of people dying due to the virus in the...
SZH dengue ward without mosquito nets
Sheikh Zayed Hospital dengue ward is working without nets despite medical experts’ warning that patients should be kept in isolated wards, Pakistan Today learnt...
Is the dengue mosquito really afraid of police?
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has ordered police deployment for the implementation of dengue related measures adopted by the provincial government, Pakistan Today has...
Devastating deluge, deadly dengue and a dying public administration system
The recurrence of devastating floods and dengue epidemic in the country is not simply a coincidence rather it is a failure of the national...
Govt asks NIH not to compile dengue cases
Instead of taking concrete steps to control dengue virus, the government has asked the National Institute of Health (NIH) to stop compiling dengue-related cases...
Let’s beat dengue with yoga!
A dengue awareness session was organised at the Faiz Ghar, Model Town, to raise awareness about the curing of dengue through ‘Yoga and Nature...
