Many Condolences and a Dengue Prevention Programme

 

We mourn the passing of one of us, a young medical student who had succumbed to dengue and passed away last month. May she rest in peace. But for the rest of us, bear in mind that the fight against dengue is far from over. Keep your places in check and free from mosquitoes-breeding and use aerosol on a regular basis.

 Until dengue vaccine has been produced, dengue fever will continue to plague us. Even our best hope for dengue vaccination candidate is undergoing phase IV clinical trials which is due for completion in 2016 the earliest.

For now, elimination of adult mosquitoes by aerosol or fogging is half a preventive step, but eliminating the Aedes breeding sites are of utmost importance.  Play your part now and together we can make this a better place to live in.

For those who stays in Kuala Lumpur/Putrajaya, you are cordially invited to join the official FB fanpage for JKWPKL&P's Vector-borne Disease Control Unit. For enquiries, complaints, information, or feedback, do not hesitate to approach them. They will also keep you updated on the latest news on the dengue situation in KL and Putrajaya with Google maps to pinpoint the locaility of the outbreaks as well.

Click on the link below to visit them:
https://www.facebook.com/vektorkl