More resources to control dengue

Secretary Health Punjab Jawad Rafiq Malik has said the additional resources will be provided to the Environmental Protection Department for efficient dengue surveillance, especially additional field staff will be employed for the department to strengthen the district setup of Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan and Sheikhupura. Presiding over a meeting for strengthening of the district setup of Environmental Protection Department to further improve the dengue surveillance, he said this additional staff would also provide their services for environmental protection. Special Secretary Health Gulzar Hussain Shah, Director General Environmental Protection Department Javed Iqbal, Deputy Secretary Local Government Najeeb Aslam, Deputy Secretary Finance Dr Noor-ul Ain, Deputy Secretary Budget & Accounts Health Department Sarfraz Ahmad and other concerned officers attended the meeting. —Correspondent