A seminar is organized regarding dengue awareness at Government Girls College Shadbagh

Lahore: Minister Finance Punjab Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman has said that campaign against dengue fever is a continuous effort and we will uphold our campaign against this curse. He said that youth, students especially the female students effective role in the awareness campaign. He said that government has provided record funds to health sector for imparting modern healthcare facilities. He said that by increasing the health budget up to 121.80 billion rupees, the present government has ensured modern health facilities and free medicines to poor and resource-less people. He said that people of rural and remote areas are also being provided treatment facilities through mobile health units and Rs. 1 billion has been provided for this purpose. He said that huge sum of Rs.47.44 billion will be spent for treatment facility and upgrade the hospitals during current financial year.

While addressing a seminar regarding dengue awareness at Government Girls College Shadbagh, Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman said that during last year elected representatives and students played a commendable role in promoting public awareness against dengue, whereas, every effort will be made by the government to prevent dengue virus taking serious proportions during current season. He said that ulema can successfully execute the awareness campaign in mosques especially during prayer hours to the society. He said that in present season, with the cooperation of masses, we would be succeeded to control over the dengue virus and all available resources are being utilized for this purpose. He said that ulema have deep respect among the masses, therefore, they should communicate protective steps regarding dengue virus to the public in their individual as well as collective contacts.

MPA Ghazali Saleem Butt, Mian Shahbaz Ahmad, Principal, teaching staff and a large number of students attended the seminar.