Daily Times

Rawalpindi reported 117 new dengue patients during last 24 hours. According to the details released by the District Health Authority Rawalpindi on Friday, the fresh reported patients include 47 from Pothohar Town Peri Urban areas while 26 from Rawalpindi Cantt Board localities and 18 patients were reported from Municipal Corporation areas.

Presently, dengue wards established in various allied hospitals contain 241 patients under treatment including 66 patients admitted in Holy Family Hospital, 55 in Benazir Bhutto Hospital, 48 in Rawalpindi Teaching Hospital, 34 in Fauji Foundation Hospital and 38 patients are under treatment in different private hospitals.

Since January this year, as many as 5279 patients have been diagnosed with dengue fever.

Financial penalties/ fine on dengue SOPs violators has reached Rs. 21.66 million. Besides imposing financial penalties, 5330 cases have also been registered against the violators. The data shows dengue fatalities remain 11 in the district.

Meanwhile, Director General (DG), Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Kinza Murtaza on Tuesday launched special awareness campaign regarding approved housing schemes and dengue disease in the city.

The awareness campaign has been launched to educate the citizens about various housing schemes, emphasizing the importance of dengue prevention measures.

Under the campaign, information regarding approved housing schemes including details about the residential units, plots and associated facilities would be provided to the citizens. Awareness would also be raised about dengue cases, its symptoms, and preventive steps to curb the spread of the disease.

Kinza Murtaza, while launching the campaign said, RDA was committed to provide accurate information about the housing schemes in order to help the residents to avoid financial risks.

Under the campaign, efforts would also be made to prevent the spread of dengue, the DG RDA said and emphasized the need for collective efforts to combat the disease.

She said, “Prevention of dengue is not just an individual responsibility; it requires concerted efforts from the entire community. We are urging the citizens to take necessary actions, including cleanliness and removal of the stagnant water and elimination of mosquito larvae.”