Three-Month Dengue Awareness Campaign Begins

Kathmandu. A three-month dengue awareness campaign has started from today. The government has started the dengue awareness campaign in the months of Shrawan, Bhadra, and Ashwin with the objective of reducing dengue risk. 

The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, Federal Affairs and General Administration has directed all rural municipalities and municipalities across the country to conduct a 'Three-Month Dengue Awareness Campaign'. The ministry has requested to conduct various awareness programs for the prevention and control of dengue disease throughout the months of Shrawan, Bhadra, and Ashwin. 

Under this campaign, necessary coordination and collaboration will be done with the concerned ward office, health institutions, educational institutions, community organizations, and other stakeholders under the leadership of the local level. The main objective of the ministry is to raise public awareness through various activities to control and prevent the mosquitoes that spread dengue. 

Under this campaign, mainly every week the program 'Every Friday, Clean Friday' will be conducted to find and destroy mosquito breeding sites and habitats in public bodies, offices, schools, and community organizations.

Local levels have been called upon to run a 'Mosquito Breeding Site and Habitat Search and Destroy Campaign' at least one day a week with the active participation of the community, strengthen multi-sectoral coordination for dengue prevention, and regularly monitor places where water can accumulate, such as auto workshops, garages, scrap material management sites, and under-construction buildings, and manage water drainage and management.