Dhaka, June 2 -- The government will launch a three-month nationwide dengue awareness campaign from Saturday as part of an intensified effort to prevent the spread of dengue ahead of the peak transmission season.

The announcement came at a press briefing on dengue prevention held at the conference room of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain, State Minister Dr M A Muhit, Special Asst on Health to the PMO Dr SM Ziauddin Haider, Health Services Division Secretary Md. Quamruzzaman Chowdhury, were present at the briefing, among others.

Addressing journalists, the health minister said the campaign would continue for three months acros...