Awareness session advise masses to strictly follow preventive measures to avert threat of dengue fever:

Kashmir - آزاد جموں کشمیر , Snippets , / Friday, October 17th, 2025

Altaf Hamid Rao.

MIRPUR ( AJK): October 17: Under the spirit to raise awareness among masses to avert threat of dengue fever, State Health Department hosted
an awareness session on dengue virus at Government Girls High School Kaliyal here on Friday,
it was officially said.

“The aim of the event was to highlight the importance of dengue fever prevention, its symptoms and precautionary measures to the students and the school staffers”, an official spokesman later told APP here this evening.

The AJK Health Department medical experts including Dr. Muhammad Junaid Disease Surveillance Officer, Muhammad Aqeel Health Education Officer and Zafar Iqbal Sector Incharge, Infectious Diseases Department apprised the audience of the preventive measures to avert the threat of breading of the life-threatening virus.

The session began with an informative presentation on dengue addressing to which Dr. Muhammad Junaid said that since dengue virus spread by mosquito, its common symptoms include high fever, severe body aches, headache and fatigue. The Disease Surveillance Officer emphasized that water should not be allowed to stagnate in homes and the surrounding environment to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. He also highlighted the importance of timely diagnosis and treatment to get rid of the dangerousi.pacts of the fever through visiting the hospital.

“Student teachers can play the role of ambassadors in the campaign against dengue virus”, he emphasised.
“Cooperation of the NGOs was also imperative to raise awareness about preventive measures through successful holding of such sessions, which not only provide educational materials but also play an important role to make people allert of such life threatening diseases”, speakers urged.

The event was followed by an interesting question answer sessiion in which the students expressed their interest in raising questions.

“Overall, the awareness session emerged very effective and successful raising awareness among the students about the basic principles of health besides teaching the participants the practical ways to prevent diseases – since such activities play a very important role in promoting a healthy lifestyle in the society:, the official spokesman asserted.