Dengue management and good governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The latest episode of Jarga Maraka (debate and council) on October 16, 2017, focused on the spread of the Dengue virus in Peshawar and the Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) government’s efforts to control it.
Dr. Iftikhar ul Din, Technical Advisor, Dengue Response Unit KP, was the guest in the show. He stated that only 1% percent dengue positive cases require immediate attention due to high fever and headaches, whereas in 90% of the cases antibodies make patients resistant to the virus.
Replying to a question on delayed response and poor governance, Dr. Iftikhar denied poor governance and shifted the blame to lack of public awareness. He said that outdoor spray is not enough because the virus is inside the homes and shops in the affected areas. He said that the health department had now started door-to-door sprays.
A CRSS correspondent report was played during the show, deliberating on the current situation of Dengue patients in Peshawar hospitals.
As many as six listeners participated in the show and asked the guest about preventive measures.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday. And last but not the least, a road show named Taroon highlights the social issues such as civic education.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.