Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed the authorities concerned to conduct public awareness campaigns using loudspeakers in neighborhoods to prevent dengue.
He also instructed the authorities concerned to disseminate dengue prevention messages in sermons de-livered during Jummah prayers.
He issued the directives at a meeting on dengue prevention and control at the Prime Minister’s Office at Bangladesh Secretariat.
The Prime Minister said the next few months would be crucial for controlling dengue, stressing that all relevant government agencies must work in a coordinated manner to curb the spread of the disease.
He called for intensified preventive measures, particularly in areas reporting higher numbers of dengue infections.
Emphasising public participation in dengue prevention, Tarique Rahman directed the authorities con-cerned to make regular loudspeaker announcements in neighborhoods and disseminate dengue prevention messages during Jummah prayers.
The meeting also emphasized the importance of maintaining cleanliness in government residential quar-ters and hospital premises.
He also underscored the need to strengthen coordination among the relevant ministries, divisions and agencies to ensure effective dengue prevention and control.
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain, State Minister Dr. M A Muhit, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Dr. Md. Shakirul Islam Khan, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Abdus Salam and Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton attended the meeting.
Secretaries and senior officials of the relevant ministries were also present.
