Flu awareness drive begins

KATHMANDU: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division at the Department of Health Services has started a media campaign to spread awareness about A (H1N1) in several parts of the country.

Dr Senendra Raj Upreti, director of the EDCD, said on Wednesday that they were coordinating with several NGOs for the campaign to battle against the influenza. “We will raise awareness among the people using TV commercials, radio jingles and brochures,” Upreti said.