Govt should control dengue: UML

Kathmandu: The CPN (UML) has demanded the government prevent and control dengue that is taking its toll across the country. The infection is becoming serious, and the government must contain it, read a statement issued by party central secretary Yogesh Bhattarai, also chief of the party health and population department.

There should be coordination among government and non-governmental organisations and the three-tier government in the mobilisation of required health workers and making medicines easily available. Workforces should be deployed at the community level to identify dengue patients, expand dengue tests and expand health services, and provide a budget.

The UML’s attention has been drawn to the health crisis created by the infection in all over the country, said Bhattarai. The party has accused the incumbent government of lagging behind to prevent and control the disease, raising awareness and providing treatment to dengue patients. The party also urged party’s committees, sister organisations and members to contribute to containing the infection.

So far, over 17,500 people have got infected with the disease, and the infection-related mortality figure is 21.