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HCM City launches anti-dengue fever campaign

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health on May 11 launched a campaign on preventing and combating dengue fever in response to ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15).
HCM City launches anti-dengue fever campaign ảnh 1Vice Director of the HCM City Department of Health Nguyen Huu Hung speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Ho ChiMinh City’s Department of Health on May 11 launched a campaign on preventing andcombating dengue fever in response to ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15).

Speaking at the event, Nguyen HuuHung, Vice Director of the Department of Health, said the peak of the campaignwill last until the end of June while a range of activities will be held throughoutthe year.

The campaign will focus onsanitation work to kill mosquito larva and clean the environment in districts,particularly areas infected by the disease, on a weekly basis. Frequentinspections will also be carried out to promptly detect and tackleoutbreaks.  

HCM City launches anti-dengue fever campaign ảnh 2Cars bearing anti-dengue fever ads parade HCM City streets as part of the launch (Photo: VNA)

Statistics from the departmentshowed that the number of dengue fever cases has been on the rise in recentyears. In 2018 alone, about 28,000 people were hospitalised due to the disease,10 of them were killed.

Vaccine for dengue fever has onlybeen tested in a number of countries and has yet to be available in Vietnam. Assuch, locals are recommended to actively kill mosquito larva at home and atworking places.-VNA
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