Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday that Punjab had tremendous resources, technical skill and experience to deal with any possible outbreak of dengue virus. He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting held on Monday with regard to dengue control, disclosed an official.
The chief minister said all-out resource would be utilised with the co-operation of people for the eradication of dengue virus. Punjab was ready to provide necessary guidance and assistance to Sindh and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa governments in dealing with the threat of dengue, he added.
"Anti-dengue brigades will also be set up in Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan and Gujranwala on the pattern of Lahore while high dependency units will be established at district headquarter hospitals. The Punjab government has started training programmes for doctors and nurses of private hospitals so that maximum awareness could be promoted in the medical staff regarding dengue virus," he added.
The chief minister directed that all departments should take part in the campaign for the detection and elimination of dengue larvae in a co-ordinated manner and help save citizens through exchange of information and proper utilisation of government resources. He said public co-operation was of vital importance for countering dengue and the youth should be motivated to participate in the anti-dengue drive on voluntary basis. He also said besides setting up of cabinet committee for warding off the threat of outbreak of dengue in Lahore, entomologists have also been posted at Town level. "Necessary staff has been provided at the union council level for ensuring cleanliness," he added.
The meeting was informed that a website has been launched by Punjab Information Technology Board for monitoring the activities of government departments for dengue control. Similarly, mobile sets equipped with special software had been provided to concerned staff of various towns of Lahore who record necessary data in these sets.
The chief minister also directed Member National Assembly Pervaiz Malik to evolve a comprehensive strategy for the maintenance of water filtration plants installed by the federal government in the provincial metropolis and provision of financial resources for this purpose so that potable water could be available to the masses. He issued instructions from the provision of pick and drop facility to the blood donors. He said co-ordination should also be maintained with the federal institutions for eradication of dengue while solid measures should be taken for the disposal of tyres lying on the rooftops of houses and shops.
Provincial Ministers Mian Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman, Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor, Senator Pervaiz Rashid, Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Mashhood, Special Assistant Kh. Salman Rafique, Begum Zakiya Shahnawaz, Begum Shaista Pervaiz, Members National Assembly Pervaiz Malik, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Members Provincial Assembly, Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning and Development, provincial secretaries, Commissioner & District Co-ordination Officer Lahore and medical experts were present.
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