Tabasco Takes Action to Prevent Dengue Fever The News
go to original March 15, 2012

Secretary of Health Carlos M. De la Cruz Alcudia inaugurated the Spraying and Breeding Ground Elimination Program in Macuspana’s Central Park on Monday. The program, meant to prevent and control dengue in the region, will benefit 87,347 state residents.

De la Cruz Alcudia thanked Macuspana Mayor Alfonso Pérez Álvarez for his support of the Health Secretariat’s (SS) programs and measures to improve health conditions statewide. “Following Governor Andrés Granier Melo’s orders, we’re dealing with the risk of epidemic outbreaks … as early as we possibly can,” he said.

The health official stressed the importance of public participation in the program. It is important for residents to keep their houses and patios clean, and free of standing water that could become a breeding ground for mosquitos, he said, adding that dengue control is a problem that requires the active participation of the entire populace.

De la Cruz Alcudia acknowledged the efforts that municipal governments have been making with these kinds of programs, and asked them to continue participating. He also recognized the work of program personnel that make up the field crews in charge of larva control, entomology, and residential spraying. These people, he said, are the most important resource in the fight against vector-borne diseases. Mayor Pérez said that cooperation with the health sector in larva control, spraying, and breeding-ground elimination activities is a priority for his administration, adding that family participation is very important to the fight against dengue.

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