Dengue fever
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A WHO technical staff member briefs the media about dengue fever in Peshawar on 18 October 2017; activities to contain the outbreak have been conducted in collaboration with the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the province’s health department
Entomologists are set to go into the field of Peshawar city to supervise house-to-house vector control campaign activities
The WHO Representative for Pakistan leads the field team in Peshawar and gains insight regarding dengue and domestic health issues from a Lady Health Worker
A specimen tube containing dengue-infected larvae of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
A Lady Health Worker smiles as she starts her day as part of the campaign team in Peshawar city
The WHO Representative in Pakistan talks with a dispensary doctor about the requirements for dengue fever test kits to facilitate the testing of local people as laboratories are situated at some distance from the local community
Government displays effective ownership of its 6-day dengue fever awareness campaign
WHO provides all necessary technical support to ensure the success of the dengue fever campaign
Volunteers are briefed before they go house to house
WHO provides proper logistical support for the campaign team before they start their daily activities
Female team members have a very important role to play in communicating with people in the local language and gaining people’s trust and access to their homes
Every corner of each house is inspected for larvae by the campaign team
WHO's mission for the whole campaign is for not a single house to be missed
Lady Health Worker is coding a house for the presence of larvae in order that it’s not checked unnecessarily again
Children are a very active part of the campaign
Environmental health is still one of the biggest challenges in controlling vector-borne diseases
WHO monitors case management at a dispensary
Listening to local people is an important element in identifying solutions to local problems
Every corner of a house suspected as a breeding site is checked by the campaign team