2019 dengue outbreak in Pakistan
In Pakistan, in the summer of 2019, more than 47 people have died and more than 30,000 have been infected by Dengue fever.[2][3] In October, Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of the dengue outbreak in the country and sought report from the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza.[4] On 10 October 2019, a Peshawar High Court bench sent summons to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial health secretary to explain the situation related to dengue outbreak in parts of the province.[5] As of November 2019, record 44,000 cases were reported in the country with 67 deaths.[6] In December the death toll risen to 91 with total number of cases on 52,485.