Abstract
Dengue fever is a very hot topic nowadays,
not only among health professionals but
among politicians as well. And it is rightly so
because since 2010, Pakistan has been
experiencing an epidemic of dengue fever
that has caused 16 580 confirmed cases and
257 deaths in Lahore and nearly 5000 cases
and 60 deaths reported from the rest of the
country. The three provinces facing the
epidemic are Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab
and Sindh. This year Punjab has reported
2300 cases, of which 50% alone are from
Rawalpindi District. In spite of allocation of
additional funds it has resulted in draining
much of the already meager health
resources.
While handling the epidemic a lot of
emphasis was on providing indoor
treatment facilities including platelet
transfusions to as many patients as possible.
While doing so important principals of
community medicine for dealing with
epidemics were largely ignored because of
the political pressure on the hospital
administrators and doctors.
Masood Anwar. (2013) Dengue Fever: A Drain on Health Resources, Journal of Islamic International Medical College, Volume-8, Issue-3.
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