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Ehsan Ghani, CEO of the Regional Health Bureau, told dawn The notice of the performance has been sent to more than 448 workers, and in the initial stage, action was taken against 12 workers under departmental rules.
He said the employees were fired for failing to meet the goals of the dengue campaign and continuing to be inefficient.
Other health personnel accused of negligence in the dengue campaign were also investigated. He said the Regional Health Administration has established a three-person committee led by district health officials.
He said the fired employees were ignored and mostly failed to perform the work to stop the spread of the dengue virus. Targets are assigned to all employees, but despite repeated warnings, some are still inefficient.
He said anti-dengue drives are continuing in the region and teams have been deployed to fumigate the sensitive coalition committee. All employees were instructed to speed up door-to-door surveillance movement.
He urged citizens to work with teams of health agencies so that the number of dengue patients can be reduced in the coming days. He said this is the peak season for the dengue virus and is working to stop its spread to other regions.
Currently, 20 new dengue patients reportedly raised the total number of patients in the region to 394, which is false than the past two years, he said.
He said he hopes that the number of patients will decrease in the next few days.
On the fourth day of the HPV vaccination campaign, Dr. Ehsan Ghani said the target of 78% was achieved on Thursday.
The campaign will last until September 27 to immunize girls aged 9 to 14 years of cervical cancer.
He said the initiative is part of a nationwide effort to protect women from serious health threats. The district-wide goal is to vaccinate 395,609 girls.
Talking about the challenges facing the team, he said that while parents are usually willing to get vaccinated in their local communities, difficulties arise in schools that require parental consent.
He said the Rawalpindi Health Administration urged all parents to support the HPV vaccination campaign for girls aged 9 to 14.
He said the teams are actively working in schools and communities, but many girls are still not vaccinated, mainly due to rejection based on misinformation.
Posted in Dawn on September 19, 2025
