After reporting of 40 new dengue cases within a week from across the province, the provincial health department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday called for more realistic measures to control the spread of dengue fever in the province. A comparative report of Health department on dengue fever cases revealed that 13 cases were reported from Mardan, 11 Peshawar, five Bajaur, three Chitral, two each from DI Khan and Swabi and one each from Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Khyber and Kohat districts. Report speaks that eight cases were registered in January, two in February and three in March 2023. It said that the health department in collaboration with the district administrations and other relevant departments kept the dengue cases under control this year as compare to the last year, adding that last year no case of dengue was reported during the first two months of 2022 and only three cases were registered.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP