Dengue fever is an important infectious disease in Pakistan with increasingly frequent epidemics.
After an appeal by the Government of Punjab (Pakistan), private hospitals agreed to provide free treatment to dengue patients.
[15] During dengue fever epidemics, the Pakistan army created camps in Lahore city.
A 24-hour government sponsored online service, the "Punjab Health Line Project For Dengue" provided information about the disease and its prevention.
[23][24][25] The Indonesian government dispatched a medical team of twenty to assist the Pakistani authorities.
[26] The World Health Organization provided technical guidance along with support for provincial and territorial dengue monitoring and coordination committees.