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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed authorities to launch loudspeaker campaigns in neighbourhoods and include dengue awareness messages in Friday prayer sermons to strengthen public awareness and help prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne disease.
The directive was issued at a meeting on dengue prevention and control at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu said.
The prime minister stressed that the next few months would be crucial for controlling dengue and called on all relevant government agencies to work in coordination to prevent its spread.
Preventive measures should be intensified, particularly in areas reporting higher numbers of dengue infections, he said.
According to Hasan Shiplu, Tarique also emphasised the importance of public participation in dengue prevention. He instructed the authorities to raise awareness through regular loudspeaker announcements in neighbourhoods and messages during Friday sermons on how to prevent the disease.
The meeting also decided to ensure cleanliness in government residential quarters and hospital premises. It stressed stronger coordination among the relevant ministries, divisions and agencies to make dengue prevention efforts more effective.
Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain, State Minister Dr MA Muhith, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant 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 from the relevant ministries were also present.
