{"id":100685,"date":"2024-11-29T12:51:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=100685"},"modified":"2024-11-29T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:51:29","slug":"allergy-free-islamabad-initiative-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/allergy-free-islamabad-initiative-launched.html","title":{"rendered":"Paper Mulberry removal drives allergy-free Islamabad initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Services, in collaboration with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and other stakeholders, has launched a comprehensive plan to combat rising pollen allergy cases in the federal capital. The initiative prioritizes the removal of paper mulberry trees, a major contributor to high pollen counts during the spring season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/world-bank-cda-team-up-to-tackle-smog-crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Electric buses, anti-smog machines: Islamabad eyes cleaner future<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a high-level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister&#8217;s Coordinator for Health, Dr. Mukhtar Bharath, officials discussed preventive measures, including a phased tree replacement plan and enhanced public awareness campaigns. The CDA highlighted past efforts to reduce pollen levels and presented an updated plan to tackle pollen-producing trees, particularly in urban areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized the importance of replacing invasive trees and grasses with non-allergenic species, alongside involving educational institutions and civil society in awareness efforts. Strengthening the Allergy Centre at NIH and mobilizing healthcare staff to educate the public were also part of the strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/chinese-expertise-for-isb-master-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDA seeks Chinese expertise to update Islamabad Master Plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, aligned with the Prime Minister\u2019s vision, aims to significantly reduce pollen allergies in Islamabad before the upcoming season in March 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Services, in collaboration with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and other stakeholders, has launched a comprehensive plan to combat rising pollen allergy cases in the federal capital. The initiative prioritizes the removal of paper mulberry trees, a major contributor to high pollen counts during the spring season. Read: Electric buses, anti-smog machines: Islamabad eyes cleaner future In a high-level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister&#8217;s Coordinator for Health, Dr. Mukhtar Bharath, officials discussed preventive measures, including a phased tree replacement plan and enhanced public awareness campaigns. The CDA highlighted past efforts to reduce pollen levels and presented an updated plan to tackle pollen-producing trees, particularly in urban areas. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized the importance of replacing invasive trees and grasses with non-allergenic species, alongside involving educational institutions and civil society in awareness efforts. Strengthening the Allergy Centre at NIH and mobilizing healthcare staff to educate the public were also part of the strategy. Read: CDA seeks Chinese expertise to update Islamabad Master Plan The initiative, aligned with the Prime Minister\u2019s vision, aims to significantly reduce pollen allergies in Islamabad before the upcoming season in March 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":71589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15181],"tags":[60879,60874,135,60439,60880,60868,60876,60881,60871,60870,60884,36771,60872,60873,60869,60883,60877,60882,60878,60875],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-100685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-allergy-prevention","9":"tag-allergy-free-islamabad","10":"tag-capital-development-authority","11":"tag-cda-initiatives","12":"tag-collaborative-health-efforts","13":"tag-environmental-health","14":"tag-epa-islamabad","15":"tag-health-initiatives-islamabad","16":"tag-invasive-species-removal","17":"tag-islamabad-health-measures","18":"tag-islamabad-tree-policy","19":"tag-ministry-of-national-health-services","20":"tag-nih-allergy-centre","21":"tag-paper-mulberry-removal","22":"tag-pollen-allergy","23":"tag-pollen-season-2025","24":"tag-public-awareness-campaigns","25":"tag-sustainable-urban-planning","26":"tag-tree-replacement-plan","27":"tag-urban-allergy-control","28":"cat-15181-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Allergy-free Islamabad initiative launched - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The EPA emphasized the importance of replacing invasive trees and grasses with non-allergenic species, alongside involving...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/allergy-free-islamabad-initiative-launched.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Allergy-free Islamabad initiative launched - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The EPA emphasized the importance of replacing invasive trees and grasses with non-allergenic species, alongside involving...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/allergy-free-islamabad-initiative-launched.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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