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Sri Lanka to help Pakistan eradicate dengue fever
Responding favourably to the request made by the government of Pakistan, Sri Lanka would assist the country in fighting the dengue virus, which has spread to a serious proportion in the Punjab province.
The 11-member Sri Lankan dengue eradication team arrived in Pakistan yesterday to carry out the needed assessment and training of the Pakistan medical and paramedical staff.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa assured the government of Pakistan that Sri Lanka would provide maximum assistance to overcome the disease.
In Lahore, the Punjab government has announced the closure of all education institutions in Lahore for the next ten days to effect fumigation to protect students. The number of dengue cases is increasing rapidly on a daily basis in Punjab.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ordered all administrative rooms in government hospitals in the provice to be converted into wards for the treatment of dengue patients in Lahore.
Dengue has rapidly spread in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka to help Pakistan eradicate dengue fever
Responding favourably to the request made by the government of Pakistan, Sri Lanka would assist the country in fighting the dengue virus, which has spread to a serious proportion in the Punjab province.
The 11-member Sri Lankan dengue eradication team arrived in Pakistan yesterday to carry out the needed assessment and training of the Pakistan medical and paramedical staff.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa assured the government of Pakistan that Sri Lanka would provide maximum assistance to overcome the disease.
In Lahore, the Punjab government has announced the closure of all education institutions in Lahore for the next ten days to effect fumigation to protect students. The number of dengue cases is increasing rapidly on a daily basis in Punjab.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ordered all administrative rooms in government hospitals in the provice to be converted into wards for the treatment of dengue patients in Lahore.
Dengue has rapidly spread in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka to help Pakistan eradicate dengue fever