Tag: #Dengue
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Rawalpindi Seals 594 Premises, Registers 2,223 Dengue FIRs
Key Developments: Rawalpindi authorities sealed 594 premises and registered 2,223 FIRs over dengue SOP violations. More than 4.59 million residences were inspected, with extensive larval activity reported at multiple locations. Six dengue cases have been recorded in the district so far, with no deaths and no new cases reported in August or September, according to…
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Rawalpindi Dengue Cases Remain at Six
Key Developments: Dengue cases remain at six in Rawalpindi 124,341 larvae detected in anti-dengue drive Rawalpindi (APP) — September 01, 2026: Health authorities have intensified anti-dengue activities across Rawalpindi, registering 1,973 FIRs, sealing 537 premises and recovering 124,341 mosquito larvae during surveillance operations. According to the latest statistical brief issued by the District Health Authority…
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Peshawar Records Sporadic Dengue Cases Amid Data Concerns
Key Developments: Peshawar continues to report sporadic dengue infections, with the highest case count in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Health authorities say limited data sharing by Medical Teaching Institutions (MTIs) is affecting surveillance and targeted prevention efforts. PESHAWAR (Dawn News) — August 03, 2026: Peshawar continues to report sporadic dengue infections as health authorities intensify surveillance across…
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Dengue Fever: Over 52,000 cases reported in Pakistan
The dengue infection kept on spreading over in 2021, with the case count coming to 52,894 by December 31, as per the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS). The lethal infection took 224 lives in the earlier year, Director-General Dr. Rana Safdar told Geo.tv. The cases and the loss of life are the most elevated…
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Dangerous Dengue Rears its Ugly Head Again
While the country is still reeling from the devastating effects of Covid-19, the citizens are in for another looming threat: dengue. Of late, the Met department has warned of a hike in dengue cases in the country, suggesting that the post-monsoon weather conditions are favorable to the proliferation of the vector-borne disease. System of Education…
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Dengue Fever: Pakistan’s hospitals are running out of beds
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan’s hospitals are running out of beds as dengue fever cases rise across the country. As a result of a lack of beds, hospitals in Punjab, particularly in Lahore, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, are refusing to accept new dengue virus patients, even though the virus is spreading across the country. In Punjab’s hospitals, beds…
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Punjab stepping up its dengue prevention measures
LAHORE: As part of the province’s efforts to safeguard people from the dengue virus, preventative actions have been stepped up across Punjab. According to details, the health department is conducting operations across the province to eradicate this virus on the instructions of Punjab Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare (P&SH) Imran Sikandar Baloch. In the previous 24…
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Rainfall Increases Threat of Dengue Larvae Spread
Rainfall has increased the threat of dengue larvae spread.
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Dengue Control Meeting held in Pakistan
DIR LOWER, Mar 17 (APP): Deputy Commissioner Dir Lower Capt Rtd Aun Haider Gondal chaired a meeting of the District Emergency Response Committee for dengue control here on Wednesday. DDHO Dr. Irshad Roghani, AD (Local Government), TMOs, and other officers from different departments also present in the meeting. The DC directed the forum to conduct…
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3 confirmed, 714 suspected dengue cases reported in Punjab
LAHORE, Oct 18 (APP):-:Three new confirmed cases while 714 suspected cases of dengue virus were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department said here on Sunday that two confirmed cases of dengue virus were reported from Lahore while one case from Multan. All suspected cases of dengue have been…