RDA organizes seminar, walk on dengue control, prevention.

RAWALPINDI -- Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) on the directives of Director General, RDA, here on Saturday organized a seminar and walk on dengue control and prevention with an aim to raise awareness against the disease.

The seminar was attended by Director Admin and Finance RDA, Asif Mehmood Janjua, Director Engineering, RDA, Amir Rashid, Deputy Director Admin, Iftikhar Ali, Deputy District Health Officer (DDHO) Pothohar, Rawalpindi, Dr. Naveed Akhtar Malik, officers and staff members of RDA.

Director Admin and Finance RDA thanking the officers of the Health Department said that the government departments and citizens should join hands to control the virus.

The DDHO addressing the participants recommended preventive measures against the dengue mosquitoes and stressed the importance of collective preventive measures against it.

He also urged the RDA staff members to ensure cleanliness of the office and their homes.

He said awareness played a key role in the fight against dengue because prevention was far better than cure.

The DDHO stressed the need for collective as well as individual efforts along with collaboration of all the stakeholders for the awareness, implementation and control of any epidemic.

He also highlighted ways to control various developmental stages of...