No dengue case reported in two weeks, PHC told.

PESHAWAR -- The Peshawar High Court was informed on Friday by representatives of the provincial health department that no new case of dengue fever was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during last two weeks.

The PHC bench of Justice Qaiser Rashid and Justice Abdul Shakoor was told by an assistant director public health, Dr Jamal Akber, that the department had chalked out a plan for ramping up preventive efforts and it would take different steps from Feb 2020 so as to combat any dengue fever outbreak in the province.

The bench observed that with start of winter season dengue scare had now ended in parts of the province, but the government should remain careful and ensure taking proper preventive measures to avoid recurrence of dengue cases next year.

The bench adjourned for indefinite period hearing of two writ petitions filed by advocates Saifullah Muhib Kakakhel and Shah Faisal Ilyas, requesting the court to direct the respondents, including provincial government, secretary health, secretary local government and Peshawar deputy commissioner, to take immediate steps for eradication of the dengue virus in Peshawar.

Govt prepares plan to avoid dengue outbreak next year

The bench observed that if required these petitions would be taken up for hearing again keeping in view the situation of dengue cases next year.

Additional advocate general Syed Sikander Hayat Shah, assistant director public health Dr Jamal Akber and other officials appeared and submitted a report about the plans for next year to avoid dengue outbreak...