RAWALPINDI:Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaqat Ali Chatha on Thursday underlined the need for adopting preventative measures to combat the looming threat of dengue spread.
During a visit to the Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH), he directed the hospital’s administration to provide better medical facilities to dengue patients.
The Commissioner inspected various departments of the Hospital including Dengue Ward, Triage Room, Emergency, OPD, Surgical Ward, Male and Female Ward, Children’s Ward and Medicine Room and directed to further improve the cleanliness situation in the Hospital.
He interacted with the patients and their attendants and inquired about the treatment facilities provided to them at the Hospital.
Chatta directed the concerned to keep all the medical equipment and air conditioners (ACs) functional in the Hospital so that public grievances could be redressed. He further directed the MS BBH to install air conditioners immediately where there were no ACs and complete the repair and renovation work at the earliest.
Deputy Commissioner Dr Hasan Waqar Cheema, MS BBH Dr Tahir Rizvi and officials from the building department were also present on the occasion.