LAHORE, Pakistan: The Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday presided over an emergency meeting to review the anti-dengue initiatives, and voiced concerns over increasing number of dengue patients in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister said that all possible resources will be provided to protect the people from dengue, and ordered to make the anti-dengue brigade functional.
Usman Buzdar also ordered to run an effective awareness drive on dengue prevention and treatment.
The Chief Minister Punjab also issued directives to hold walk-in-interviews for recruitment of doctors, nurses and necessary staff on emergency basis.
In addition, he also ordered to send immediately three mobile health units to Rawalpindi. He also accorded an approval to establish filter clinics.
It was decided in the meeting to set up an anti-dengue cell at the Chief Minister’s Office.
The provincial ministers and lawmakers will be assigned duties in the anti-dengue drive.
Sardar Usman Buzdar further ordered to carry out fogging or spray after consulting with experts.
The Chief Minister said that there shouldn’t be any shortage of necessary medicines in hospitals. He said that negligence won’t be tolerated in the anti-dengue drive.
