Due to weather change, the dengue mosquito is multiplying and to prevent it- Raja Muhammad Hanif

Rawalpindi (FNNI) Chairman of the Punjab Chief Minister's Inspection Team Raja Muhammad Hanif, has said that due to weather change, the dengue mosquito is multiplying and to prevent it, the Punjab government has updated the medical facilities across the province along with raising public awareness. 

He said this while talking to media representatives during a walk organized by the Social Welfare Department, Rawalpindi Division, in collaboration with Anjuman Faiz-ul-Islam (AFI), to raise awareness about dengue.

On this occasion, Divisional Director Social Welfare Muhammad Shahid Rana, President Anjuman Faiz-ul-Islam Professor Dr. Riaz Ahmed, Senior Vice President Colonel (retd) Jameel Athar, General Secretary Group Captain (retd) Pervez Akhtar, other officials of social welfare and AFI, boy scouts, and a large number of students from Anjuman's educational institutions were present.

Raja Muhammad Hanif said that the government has tasked all relevant departments to take preventive measures against dengue across the province, and after a meeting with the Health Minister, an awareness campaign regarding dengue fever has been launched today from Rawalpindi. He said that Rawalpindi is a highly sensitive city regarding dengue and if timely preventive measures are not taken, there is a risk of thousands of deaths. When Shahbaz Sharif was the Chief Minister, he never took any risk on this, and now Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is also paying full attention to this public health issue.

He said that the public should take all precautionary measures. Anjuman President Professor Dr. Riaz Ahmed said that the government's measures to prevent dengue are commendable and Anjuman Faiz-ul-Islam always extends its cooperation to make these efforts successful. He thanked Raja Muhammad Hanif and Muhammad Shahid Rana and said that today's special dengue awareness walk is proof that the government is vigilant about public health.

Social Welfare Divisional Director Muhammad Shahid Rana said that all participants especially students should inform people in their homes, neighborhoods, and surrounding areas about the preventive measures against dengue. The walk started from Anjuman Faiz-ul-Islam on Murree Road and ended at Hamza Camp, in which citizens also participated.