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Government is fully committed to mobilize all available resources to eradicate dengue Larva :Saqib Zafar

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Saqib Zafar has said that Government is fully committed to mobilize all available resources by operationalizing 1278 vector surveillance teams to eradicate dengue Larva in Bahawalpur division. Besides, a wide ranging public awareness campaign has also been launched by organizing walks, symposiums and seminars as well. He made these remarks while leading an anti-dengue public awareness walk held at Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park, here at Bahawalpur.

The walk started at the main entrance gate of the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park and covered a distance of 1.5 Kilometer. The walk was attended by Director Security Colonel Hassan, Chinese Engineers, Deputy Director Public Relations Nasir Hameed, and the employees of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park.

Later, Commissioner inspected various parts and the admin block of the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park. He directed the concerned officials to adopt adequate measures to eliminate the dengue causing Larva to create dengue free environment.

Two days exhibition of local mangoes and dates

BAHAWALPUR(PR)A joint two days exhibition of local mangoes and dates has been  started on July 25th at the venue of Qulzar Sadiq Bahawalpur. The joint exhibition venture has the collaboration of the office of Commissioner Bahawalpur Division, district government and Pak Army.

Anti-Dengue seminar

BAHAWALPUR(PR)A seminar was held at the Auditorium of Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur in connection with anti-Dengue day yesterday.

Medical Superintendent Bahawal Victoria Hospital Dr. Shahid Faraz presided over the proceedings. Medical Superintendent while addressing the Seminar said that a separate unit has been operationalized at Bahawal Victoria Hospital which has been equipped with state of the art pathological lab along-with adequate stock of medicines to treat the potential patients. He further said that special care should be taken to remove the stagnated water which might serve as the breeding spot for dengue causing Larva. District health officer Dr. Saeed Asghar also spoke on the occasion and narrated different precautionary measures.

Later, Syed Abdullah, Dr. Aftab Jameel and Dr. Qudsia Anwer also spoke. They gave detailed briefings regarding various precautionary measures to protect from various dengue causing factors. They further said that special care should be taken to have neat and hygienic environment in this regard.

The seminar was attended by Director Emergency BVH Dr. Aamir Bukhari, Dr. Zeeshan Rauf, Waheed Murad Aadil, Syed Zeeshan Arif and other officers and officials of the social welfare and relevant departments.

Public awareness walk was staged by health department Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)A public awareness walk was staged by health department Bahawalpur. The walk started from EDO health office and ended at Quaid-e-Azam Medical College Bahawalpur. Medical Superintendent Bahawal Victoria Hospital Dr. Shahid Faraz led the walk.

The walk was attended by District Officer health Dr. Saeed Asghar, District officer Health head quarter Dr. Zeeshan Rauf, Dr. Zakir, Director Emergency BVH Dr. Aamir Bukhari, District officer Social Welfare Syed Zeeshan Arif, Officer environment Waheed Murad Aadil, Medical Officer, Para medical staff and other officers and officials of the relevant departments.The participants carried play cards and banners pertaining to various public awareness messages regarding anti-dengue measures.

Dengue Day was observed at Sanatzar and Government Daar-ul-Atfaal female

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Dengue Day was observed at Sanatzar and Government Daar-ul-Atfaal female. Special cleanliness drive of the building, grounds and lawns was launched to have an hygienic environment on these two premises.

Later, Anti-Dengue Seminar was also organized. The Seminar was attended by Senior District Officer social welfare & Bait-ul-Maal Ghulam Yaseen Baluch, Manager Sanarzar Muhammad Shafiq Tabassum, Medical Social Officer BVH Asghar Shaheen, Officers of Social welfare department, Tahira Hafeez, Noor-ul-Aen, Faryal, Nadeem Asghar Bhatti, Muhammad Azam, Fatima Begum and a large number of students.

Bahawalpur region's police in its ongoing crack-down against the anti-social elements has achieved argets

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Under the directions of Regional Police Officer Bahawalpur Dr. Ehsan Sadiq, Bahawalpur police has arrested as many as 8 thousand proclaim offenders and has registered 879 criminal cases for possessing illegal arms and arrested 879 accused in this regard along-with recovering 68 thousand and 204 liter alcohol, 366 grams of Marijuana and 9.705 Kilogram of opium from drug peddlers during the last 6 months in Bahawalpur region. A spokesman of Bahawalpur police said that Bahawalpur region's police in its ongoing crack-down against the anti-social elements has achieved these targets. The spokesman further said that Bahawalnagar police has also recovered 4 years old kidnapped child Ali Haider and recovered a sum of Rs. 9 lakh from the possession of kidnappers also.

BWMC has  established a public awareness camp at Fawara Chowk Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Bahawalpur Waste Management Company established a public awareness camp at Fawara Chowk Bahawalpur on the occasion of anti-dengue day.Manager operation Bahawalpur Waste Management Company visited the camp. Later, public awareness pamphlets were also distributed among the people.

Parks and horticulture authority staged an anti-dengue walk

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Parks and horticulture authority staged an anti-dengue walk which started from PHA's office at Model town 'A' and ended at Habib bank chowk.

The participants carried play cards and banners of public awareness messages to eradicate dengue. The walk was led by Director Admin PHA Qazafi bin Shakoor. The walk was attended by Assistant Director Marketing PHA Rao Jazib Saeed; Assistant Director PHA Rana Masroor Iqbal and a large number of subordinate staff and members of civil society.

Director Admin PHA Qazafi bin Shakoor directed PHA staff to take special care to remove unnecessary water from green belts, parks and nurseries of the PHA.

"Special PHA squads have been constituted to response to the calls of the citizens to eliminate larva site at any of the PHA's facilities in the city", Dir Admin PHA Qazafi bin Shakoor maintained.

1278 vector surveillance team's effective operationalization in 348 union councils of Bahawalpur:Ayesha Abdullah

BAHAWALPUR(PR)PMLN leader Dr. Ayesha Abdullah has said that 1278 vector surveillance team's effective operationalization in 348 union councils of Bahawalpur division have constituted a comprehensive supervisory and monitoring mechanism to decimate larva site which would help to establish a dengue free environment. She made these remarks in a press statement.

"1027 indoor and 251 outdoor vector surveillance teams have been equipped with necessary equipments along-with supervisory and operational staff to have a strict vigil of potential dengue larva breeding sites which would pave the way to eliminate the incidence of dengue in Bahawalpur division", Dr. Ayesha maintained.

Dr. Ayesha said that the regular feature of observing anti-dengue days is aimed to have holistic dengue decimating response mechanism by pooling both human and material capital to wipe out dengue to create dengue free environment.

"Millions of citizens have turned up at public rallies, seminars and symposiums in 36 districts of the Punjab on the call of Chief Minister Punjab which is a practical manifestation of citizenries sensitivity to practically play their role to turn Chief Minister Punjab's anti-dengue vision into practical reality", Dr. Ayesha Abdullah said.--