CHACHRO: Social activists along with local people of Tharparkar have urged the government to take measures on war footing to control the outbreak of dengue in the district.
They said that more than 30 dengue cases were reported in Chachro area during the past two weeks. It would become another disaster if the outbreak was not controlled by the authorities concerned, they said at a dialogue on dengue, causes, symptoms and cure, held here at the Chachro Press Club.
The dialogue was organised by the Association for Water, Applied Education & Renewable Energy (AWARE). On the occasion, the speakers said that Taluka Headquarter (THQ) Hospital of Chachro has no facility to diagnose the disease, vector control initiatives and preventive measures.
THQ Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Madan Lal Maheshwari informed the audience that they were unable to diagnose the disease due to the unavailability of the (dengue) analysis kits. He said that the patients were referred to nearby cities on the basis of symptoms.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mohammad Soomar Khoso, Dr Nathoo Sindh, Dr Abdul Aziz Kunbhar, Haji Qamardin Rahimoo, Anwer Ali Bajeer, Rehmatullah Kunbhar and Gotam Rathi said that the outbreak of dengue in Chachro area was a threat to the area’s population.
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