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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Intensity of Dengue fever to go down in October: Nawaz Sharif

LAHORE: PML-N president Mian Nawaz Sharif has said intensity of Dengue fever will start scaling down from October and it will stand fully eliminated by December.

He said this while talking to media here Saturday after inquiring about the health of Dengue patients in Jinnah Hospital.
He told about 9000 Dengue fever patients come to Jinnah hospital and doctors and paramedical staff are working day and night to provide treatment to them.
Chief Minster Shahbaz Sharif and his government were fighting a war to defeat Dengue epidemics. Spirit is good and surely Dengue will vanish.
He urged private hospitals to charge fees to Dengue patients at affordable level and not to indulge in profiteering. Serve the humanity at this critical juncture of time, he exhorted. 90 percent people who come to hospital are tested negative, he told.
“I have not played politics with Sindh flood issue and the quantum of disaster is beyond our comprehension”, he underlined.
Responding to a question he said indiscriminate action should be taken in Karachi and criminals should be awarded exemplary punishment. Online