He directed to immediately activate anti-dengue brigade asking that its vehicles should remain available on the roads and spray or fogging should be conducted in areas where it is needed. He also announced to conduct all dengue tests including CBC in hospitals free of cost and added that every resource will be provided to save the people from dengue.
The meeting decided to set up anti-dengue cell at CM Office. The chief minister said that provincial ministers and assembly members will be assigned duties and they would monitor anti-dengue measures in red zones. The line departments and administrative officers should always remain available in the field in these unusual circumstances. The government is taking all-possible steps to overcome dengue disease on war-footing basis, he added.
The CM further directed that dengue information counters should be set up in hospitals to guide the patients and their families. Similarly, private general practitioners should also be trained about dealing with dengue disease. He said that necessary medicines should be available in hospitals. He reiterated that dengue surveillance should be efficiently performed and disclosed that third-party audit of anti-dengue measures will also be conducted.