Bureaucratic failure drives Karachi into dengue disaster

Bureaucratic failure drives Karachi into dengue disaster

Karachi, as well as the rest of Sindh, has been plagued by dengue and malaria season, which descends every year post-monsoon season, and yet minimal action has been taken to combat this. For the past several years, no spraying has been carried out in Karachi. Only 18 employees are assigned for spraying the city. Medical experts routinely warn that it is essential to carry out germicidal spraying after a rain spell. These experts also state that …