LAHORE: Adviser to Chief Minister on Health Khwaja Salman Rafique has directed the officials concerned to take action against private hospitals under the law for not participating in anti-dengue training courses.

He issued the order on a complaint presented before a meeting of the cabinet committee on dengue control held here on Monday.

The participants were informed that only a few doctors of private hospitals were taking part in the case management training which showed a lack of interest in controlling the dengue disease.

Headed by Khwaja Salman Rafique, the meeting was also attended by the health director general, the special branch DIG, parliamentarians and secretaries of various government departments.

The committee said the dengue was quite under control even during the peak season in Punjab due to an effective strategy and better coordination.

The meeting was informed that only 11 confirmed dengue cases were reported in the province during the last eight months compared to 44 cases in the same period of 2013.

The committee decided to accelerate dengue surveillance activities for eradicating dengue larvae.

The special branch DIG presented a report regarding the performance of various departments and institutions and also pointed out shortcomings.

Published in Dawn, August 19th, 2014