Health Minister Mohammad Nasim has called upon people to remove broken particles from their houses to decrease the risk of being affected with dengue fever.
“Throw away abandoned and broken particles from your house as rainwater can be accumulated there. Aedes mosquitoes, the bearer of the fever, is known to breed in places where rainwater collects,” he said while addressing a procession of Dhaka North City Corporation yesterday. DNCC brought out the procession to aware people about the measures to prevent dengue fever yesterday.
Led by DNCC Mayor Annisul Huq, the awareness procession started at 11am from Gulshan in the capital. Health Minister Mohammad Nasim joined the event as the chief guest.
“Do not be afraid if you are diagnosed with dengue. Proper treatment facilities are available at every hospital in the country. If anyone is infected by dengue fever, they should go to the hospital immediately rather than taking any medicine without prescription,” Nasim said.
The rally started from the Gulshan Youth Club and ended after reaching the Nagar Bhaban. The minister urged all ward councillors to carry out more such awareness programmes on dengue prevention.
“Our country will be freed from dengue because people of this country are rapidly becoming aware of the disease. It is now free from malaria,” he said.
