D-Day against dengue calls on the population to eliminate mosquito outbreaks

The Ministry of Health will hold this Saturday (2), throughout the country, the D-Day of Mobilization against Dengue. The objective of the event, called Brazil united against dengue, is to carry out an integrated national mobilization action in all states, calling on civil society, digital influencers, media and local actors to raise awareness among the population about the characteristics of dengue and prevention procedures.

With the theme Ten minutes against dengue, the national mobilization aims to reinforce actions to prevent and eliminate mosquito outbreaks. According to the Ministry, the action will have the massive participation of health agents, ministers, governors, mayors and secretaries to be spokespersons for the fight against the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

This week, the Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, met with the country’s state health secretaries to mobilize the states around the initiative and reinforce actions to prevent and eliminate mosquito outbreaks. During the meeting, the minister emphasized the need for the union of the federation’s entities to face the outbreak of the disease.

“This is a time for attention not only from the health authorities, the Ministry of Health, but also from society as a whole”, he warned.

Since the beginning of the year, Brazil has registered 1,038,475 probable cases of dengue and 258 confirmed deaths from the disease. Another 651 deaths are under investigation. The incidence rate of dengue in the country at the moment is 511.4 cases for each group of 100 thousand inhabitants, according to the Arbovirus Monitoring Panel.

Campaign

The federal government recently launched the Ten minutes against dengue campaign. The content suggests that citizens set aside ten minutes a week to combat dengue, as around 75% of dengue breeding sites are in homes.

The idea is that this time is enough to ensure that water tanks are securely closed, throw sand in plant pots, ensure that garbage bags are securely tied, check gutters, avoid tires in uncovered areas, and avoid accumulating scrap and debris. and empty PET bottles, pots and vases.