Health Ministry to coordinate with provinces, local levels to control dengue

KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population is to coordinate with provinces and local levels to control dengue infection.

Secretary at the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Health Secretary and Secretary at the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration in the presence of Chief Secretary Shankar Das Bairangi discussed the matter of how dengue infection could be prevented and controlled.

The meeting decided that the Health Ministry would coordinate and facilitate with provinces and local levels in order to control dengue, said Ministry Spokesperson Sanjay Kumar Thakur.

Similarly, they decided to make arrangement of publicity of awareness and informative audio and visual content through different media in order to intensify ‘search and destroy mosquito larva’ campaign, identify the disease and arrange treatment accordingly. RSS