Health officials of Pakistan, Iran and India are to meet shortly to help eliminate sand flies, which cause Leshmaniasis, a skin disease, to a large number of people in the three countries. The feasibility of a joint and simultaneous aerial spray in the identified areas of the three countries would be the focus of the meeting.
Breakout of the Cutaneous Leshmaniasis in the boarder districts of Sindh and Balochistan, where the vector sand-flies invade the hilly areas in summers, is a regular feature. About 4,200 people had been afflicted with the disease in Sindh, particularly in the hilly tract of Dadu and Larkana.
Provincial Health secretary said the health department was also looking for some other options to overcome the problem. He said that the proposal of importing relevant medicines was also under consideration.