Islamabad Identifies Over 7,000 Dengue Hotspots
With the end of the monsoon rains, dengue season has begun across the country, and Islamabad’s district health department has … Read More The post Islamabad Identifies Over 7,000 Dengue Hotspots appeared first on ProPakistani .
The end of monsoon rains has marked the beginning of the dengue season in Islamabad, with the district health department identifying over 7,000 dengue hotspots. A garbage dump near the Mother and Child Health Centre and the Children's Hospital at PIMS has become a breeding ground for dengue mosquitoes. Larvae have been discovered in discarded items such as old tires, drums, and water-filled buckets.
Patients visiting PIMS, including women and children, face a serious dengue risk. Water accumulation near the waste heap in front of the Mother and Child Health Centre has exacerbated the situation, along with the poor sanitation surrounding both the Mother and Child Health Centre and the Children's Hospital. Despite the onset of the dengue season, there appears to be a lack of effective cleanliness measures and larva-elimination efforts.
Health experts emphasize the urgent need for cleaning and anti-larvae actions to prevent mosquito breeding and safeguard patients, particularly mothers and children who frequent the hospital daily.
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