BMA campaigning to reduce dengue fever cases

Published on March 23, 2013 by TFP   ·   No Comments

BANGKOK, 23 March 2013 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has launched a campaign to prevent dengue fever, with an aim to reduce the number dengue fever cases to "as low as possible".

According to the director of Bangkok Metropolitan's contagious disease control office, the BMA aims to campaign for residents to close the lids of all containers with water, change water in vases and other containers, keep fish in water containers, and make their living environment open, clean and well-lit.

The campaign aims to reduce the number of dengue fever cases to "as low as possible", he said. The campaign started on March 15 and will continue until the end of this month.

The Public Health Ministry has revealed that over 60,000 people have come down with dengue fever so far this year.

(NNT: Prach Panchakunathorn)

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Article source: http://www.thethailandlinks.com/2013/03/24/bma-campaigning-to-reduce-dengue-fever-cases/