Dengue Awareness 2nd Walk 

Background:
Dengue has become a severe hazard for all society now a days. Dengue fever produces by biting female mosquito (Aedes Aegypti) to human being. Female mosquito take blood from one dengue fever patient and it transfer this blood to another healthy person. Dengue virus remains in human body from two to seven days and during this person feel fever condition. It effect more to children of less then 15 years and if patients did not treat properly then death ration can increase to more then 20 %. Any way due to precautions the death ration can be reduced to 1 %.

Objective of Awareness Walk:
Ø To create awareness on severe hazard of Dengue in Chakwal
Ø To ensure protection of human being from Dengue
Ø To promote importance of health & hygiene in society
Ø To promote participatory hygiene promotion practices in society

Participants:
Mr. Kausar Bilal Deputy District Officer Social Welfare & Bait ul maal, Dr. Aleem Danish District Health Officer, Mr. Muhammad Sabir Principal Fatima Jinnah Public School, Mr. Muhammad Shahzad Rahnuma-FPAP (NGO), Mr. Naveed Yousaf RASTI (NGO), Miss Saima Najaf MIED (NGO), Mr. Atif Abbas, Mr. Asim Shahzad, Mr. Muhammad Adnan, Mr. Usman Zafar, Mr. Shahzad Ali DEAP (NGO), Students of Kids School System, Fatima Jinah Public School and Govt. Post Graduate College Chakwal.

Proceedings:
DEAP team organized dengue awareness walk at Chakwal. All Govt. officials, representatives of NGOs and civil societies, school children and youth were invited in this walk. Children of Kids School System, Fatima Public School and college students reached timely at venue of awareness walk. Mr Atif Abbas Chief Executive of DEAP was organizing all activity. Walk started at 9 am from Kids School System. Mr Kausar Bilal, Dr Aleem Danish and representative of different NGOs and civil societies joined the walk near Ali Mosque Jhelum road. City police and traffic police was present for security and managing the traffic. Different participants picked up the banners and cards on which different messages were displayed regarding dengue hazard. Walk started from Kids School System and it ended at Tehsil chowk Chakwal. All participants stood up besides the road and they discussed importance of health & hygiene with people. Broacher and pamphlets of dengue precautions were distributed by DEAP and Health department to all participants as well as to people standing there. All participants were served with juices and cold drinks at the end.

Conclusion:
Over all it was a healthy and fruitful activity for creating awareness regarding dengue fever in people of district Chakwal. Mr. Atif Abbas thanked all participants and especially Govt. Officials of different departments for participating and encouraging the DEAP efforts for creating awareness of Dengue hazards.