LAHORE: A technical working group meeting on dengue virus was held at the Institute of Public Health under the chairmanship of Provincial Health Ministers Khawaja Imran Nazir and Khawaja Salman Rafique which reviewed the present situation of dengue virus throughout the province.

Dean Institute of Public Health Professor Dr. Zarfashan Tahir and experts briefed the provincial health ministers about current situation.

Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said that the purpose of calling the meeting today is to get useful suggestions and opinions of experts for the prevention of dengue virus. Currently, many countries of the world are suffering from dengue virus. Under the leadership of Mian Shahbaz Sharif, the spread of dengue virus had been controlled to a large extent.

He said that taking measures to control dengue virus is not the responsibility of any one department but all the stakeholders. The field staff will have to be mobilized to deal with the challenge of dengue. Even before the dengue season, the Punjab government is making basic strategies, he added.

Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir said that all experts should compile their suggestions and opinions for the prevention of dengue virus. All departments have to work hard to tackle the challenge of dengue. He said that action will be taken on bogus performance in the field. Effective measures have to be taken to control the larvae.

Moreover, Khawaja Salman in another meeting about health insurance said that PTI government has wasted billions of rupees of this nation to shine its politics in the name of health insurance. The financial model of the health insurance program has to be improved.

Both the provincial Health Ministers also presided over a meeting in Punjab Blood Transfusion Authority and reviewed its performance.

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