In the next five years, the government will cut the dengue infection rate by 60%.
The government has begun preparations to cut the number of people infected with dengue by 60% over the next five years. The Ministry of Health and Food Safety has prepared a multi-sectoral plan for dengue prevention and control, which states that in the next five years, all federal, provincial, and local government bodies will be involved in dengue control and prevention to achieve the target.
The goal set by the
government is to keep dengue mortality below 0.01 percent. The ministry has
said that in addition, special efforts will be made under the plan to reduce
the severe consequences of dengue. To
achieve the goal, the government will use all mechanisms to monitor the spread
of the disease.
It will strengthen
the 'early warning system' to alert people in high-risk areas before
dengue-carrying mosquitoes start breeding in those areas. The government also aims to make the
'integrated vector surveillance system' effective and sustainable to activate
responses as soon as the entry of dengue-carrying mosquitoes is detected.
In addition, the
government wants to improve communication in this area to lower disease risk.
Additionally, the government intends to implement a "Clean Friday"
program in which weekly extra cleaning will be performed to prevent mosquito
breeding. With global temperatures rising, dengue, which was previously seen
only in the Tarai a few years ago, was reported last year in all 77 districts
of the country. This year too, so far,
dengue has been found in 915 people across 68 districts, with one person having
died.
To prevent the
disease from spreading, the government has formed a national 'Dengue Task
Force' led by the Director of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division.
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