During the symbolic opening ceremony of environmental activities, the Minister of Public Health, Esperanza MartÃnez, emphasized the need to remain vigilant and insist on the elimination and control of farms, especially after each rain, so as to prevent the progress of cases of dengue.
Also attending the mayor of CDE, Sandra Mac Leod, the Director of SENEPA, Julio Manzur, among other local references and health.
Officials of the Ministry of Public Health, SENEPA, SEAM, Municipality of CDE, the National Police, Armed Forces and other local institutions met today to continue the environmental work in 8 districts of Ciudad del Este They were selected by the presence of fever cases and infection rates, which even though it fell after the last mingas, were not in the security zone, as noted by Dr. Julio Manzur, for the symbolic opening .
activities focused on the neighborhoods Fatima, San Rafael, San Jose, Santa Ana, October 23, Ciudad Nueva, Don Bosco and Remansito. "This activity, which is a partial closure of the activities we are doing in the framework of the National Emergency Act, and we are doing in these neighborhoods where there is presence of fever, in addition to the rates of infestation that we have not provide security, "he said in this regard.
For its part, the Minister of Health, Esperanza Martinez, stressed that these activities are considered an educational process with the population so that they can raise awareness of the importance of the elimination of breeding .
"It is a task that we do after every rain in our home, without neglecting strategies like today, which mobilizes the entire community to make those neighborhoods where we still have fever outbreaks, as well as infection rates are not allowed, despite the substantial improvement, "he said.
"In the fight against dengue is important to add, not subtract, because the mosquito is so democratic that we have shown that strikes without discrimination, to any of us and therefore we must all unite to confront it" , added the Minister of Public Health.
also Sandra Mac Leod said it is important to remain vigilant despite the winter. "We call upon the community to not let down our guard in the winter, thinking that killed the mosquitoes, but we prepare for the summer, we should improve our work because we are not going to prevent the mosquito stay in Paraguay, we can do is help to avoid procreating in our homes and neighborhoods and aggravates the situation, "he said.
Finally, Dr. Julio Manzur said that after this activity will assess the results, and other level analysis country, so that under the emergency, to redirect the prioritization. "It's important to have updated data because the epidemic is dynamic, you can switch cities and towns in a short time and we must be aware in order to arrive in time to block the case and take appropriate action," said . Print
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