Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is working to formulate short-term and long-term plans to check Dengue against the backdrop of a rise in the mosquito borne disease.
"We are working to prepare two separate short and long term plans to effectively fight the Dengue menace," Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Chief Health Officer (in-charge) Dr Fazle Shamsul Kabir told BSS on Friday.
This year, the total number of Dengue cases rose to 69,456 while 337 deaths from dengue disease were reported till November 7, said a statement of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday.
Last year, the country recorded 1,705 dengue-related deaths and a total of 3,21,179 dengue cases.
A six-member expert committee formed at the DSCC has been working to devise the plans to fight the city's dengue menaces in effective ways.
The committee held its maiden meeting around four weeks back and the experts were asked to place short-term and long-term plans to the DSCC, said Shamsul, also a member of the expert team.
"After reviewing the short and long term plans, we will take elaborate programmes to prevent dengue," he said.
Asked about the most dengue-prone areas under the DSCC, he said, they have found Demra and Kamrangirchar as the most affected areas.
But, he said the measures, taken by them alongside conducting regular anti-mosquito drives under the DNCC areas by its 1050 workers, would bring down the rate of infection by three to four percent a week. —BSS
