HCM City calls for locals’ involvement in battle against dengue fever
The People’s Committees at districts, wards and communes must mobilise all resources and take drastic measures to prevent dengue fever, said Director of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Tan Binh.
HCM City (VNA) – The People’s Committees at districts, wards andcommunes must mobilise all resources and take drastic measures to preventdengue fever, said Director of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen TanBinh.
He made the statement at a ceremony held on May 5 to launch a campaign inresponse to the ASEAN Dengue Day 2018.
“Organisations, agencies and local people should set aside 10-15 minutes perweek to find and kill mosquito larvae in their surroundings to prevent denguefever”, he said.
Binhurged strict sanctions for any organisation and individual that do not takeactions to kill mosquito larvae.
This year, the campaign will channel focus on removing containers of stagnantwater where mosquitoes can breed during rainy season. It will cover inspection,surveillance and settlement of high-risk sites, along with communication activitiesamong the community.
Thanks to effective measures against dengue fever, the number of dengue casesin the city in 2017 declined 11 percent from the previous year. In the firstfour months of 2018, the city reported 3,000 dengue patients, a year-on-yeardecrease of 31 percent.
However, Binh expressed concern at the increasing risk of dengue outbreakshappening early due to complex development of the weather.-VNA
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Spraying chemical to kill mosquito (Photo: VNA) 
