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On the morning of September 11, Manzoor Ali’s family suffered an undeniable tragedy. Her 65 -year -old mother, diabetes and cardiac patients, suddenly turned to the worst. He reminded, “His oxygen saturation began to fall. We were nervous.” “She remained stable despite her eternal circumstances. Suddenly the deterioration shook us.”
The family rushed him to the Hiabad Medical Complex in Peshawar. After early diagnosis and blood samples, he was diagnosed with dengue fever. “We didn’t expect this diagnosis. It was too late a year,” Manzoor said with a heavy voice. The next day he died.
After his death, the Dengue Control Program team of the Directorate General of Health Services visited Manzoor’s residence. During his inspection, he discovered mosquito larvae in the chicken pots in the courtyard. “We have found a high custody of the larvae active in several containers,” said a team member. The team destroyed the larvae and eliminated 30 nearby houses.
Manzoor’s story is one of the thousands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where dengue fever is at a serious threat to health. In just 2024, the province recorded 5.504 certified dengue cases. Although only 13 cases have been reported so far in 2025, the provincial government is on high alert, especially with the monsoon season approaching.
In an interview on Sunday, senior health expert expert Salahuddin Marwat said, “Dengue fever is a viral infection caused by dengue virus, which is mainly transmitted by the Edis Agaptty mosquito.” “There are four circosis -1 to Dan -4.
Early symptoms and symptoms include high fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, joint and muscle pain, nausea, vomiting and skin irritation. In the absence of timely case management and treatment, the disease can develop in dengue hemorrhage fever or dengue shock syndrome, which are deadly.
The most affected districts in KP are Peshawar, Mardan, Noshera, Haripur, Mansora, Malakand and Khyber. Mosquitoes are promoted in urban centers where stable water, crowds and poor hygiene are common. Marwat added, “The rain water collects in open containers and garbage piles. People repeatedly shedding and unreliable water supply are forced to store water in the containers. They become an ideal field of genocide for mosquitoes.”
This year, the Directorate General of Health Services, under its dengue control program, has promoted the efforts to monitor the vector and mobilize the community.
From January to May 2025, field teams inspected more than 990,000 houses and more than 4 million water containers as part of indoor surveillance (IDVLS), identified 40 houses and 63 water containers who shelter dengue larvae.
The rapid civilization and rain -changing samples are creating new mosquito houses. “Dengue is no longer seasonal, it is becoming a local form.”
Outdoor surveillance teams inspected 92.581 sites such as construction areas, yards and parks, which detected 136 positive locations, which is an important step to prevent widespread spread.
Inspection campaigns are being supported by the awareness of society through the awareness session (CAS) for communication. From January to May 2025,
20,799 Awareness session was held. More than 138,000 men and 205,000 women participated in these sessions. In addition, 84 seminars and awareness walks were organized in the High Venus District and more than 38,000 brochures and flags were distributed to raise public awareness.
“The number shows our active efforts,” said Provincial Medical Expert Affairs. “But dengue control is not just the health department’s responsibility. Public engagement is the backbone of preventing.”
Ajmal emphasized the role of the community in controlling the spread of dengue. “Cleaning water containers, avoiding mosquitoes, wearing protective clothing and covering the stored water can make a lot of difference.”
In some districts, such as Malakand and Noshera, youth groups and volunteers have taken steps to manage awareness drives, which shows easy ways to check flower utensils and water tanks for larvae.
Religious leaders have also joined the effort. “Now we encourage the imams to include dengue awareness in their Friday sermons,” said Maulana Taba Qureshi, the chief of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Cleanliness is part of our belief. Prevention of illness is our moral responsibility.”
A multi -faceted view is needed to fight dengue. Health, local governments, water and sanitation agencies and disaster management authorities are harmonizing their efforts.
Dengue hotspot continues to monitor and fraud larvae, and the WSSP has intensified the collecting trash and drainage in high -risk areas.
Local governments are ensuring timely waste and monitoring of public places.
Experts have warned that climate change is increasing the risk. “Extraordinary weather, hot temperatures and monsoon rainfall are increasing the AIDS mosquito range in the northern districts that have not been affected before,” said Mohammad Ziauddin, a senior KP environmentalist.
He said that the rapid civilization and changing samples of mosquitoes are producing new mosquito houses. “Dengue epidemic is no longer seasonal, it is becoming a local form.”
Dengue is not just a seasonal outbreak in KP, it is a growing public health crisis. The tragic death of Manzoor Ali’s mother is a reminder of the non -practical price.
“We need to work before it is too late,” said Manzoor. It is not just the government’s responsibility, it is all. “
Since Khyber Pakhtunkhwa depends on another monsoon season, now is a precautionary action time. Timely intervention, strong coordination and participation of active citizens, another wave of suffering and loss can be avoided.
The author is an independent journalist based in Peshawar.
