TRNC MİNİSTRY OF HEALTH "WORLD MALARİA DAY" STATEMENT
"TSHD Continues Its Mosquito Control with Effective Methods"....

 The World Health Organization (WHO) declared April 25th as "World Malaria Day" in 2007. This day aims to continue the work on the prevention and control of malaria and to inform people about the disease.

Malaria is an infectious disease that is prevalent in 91 countries, especially in Africa. In the past, malaria was a common disease in our country, but now only malaria cases are reported abroad.

The Department of Primary Health Services under the Ministry intensively carries out mosquito control activities in a planned manner in order to prevent diseases such as filariasis, West Nile virus, yellow fever and dengue fever as well as malaria, which can be transmitted by infected mosquitoes.

How can mosquito breeding be controlled?

To prevent mosquito breeding, biological spraying continues by our teams in places where there is stagnant water, stream beds, wells, lakes, dams, and similar places in rural areas from March when the weather starts to warm up to the end of October – November when the weather starts to get colder. In addition, fish called Cambodian fish are also released into stagnant waters for biological control.

As part of the anti-malaria control program in the buffer zone under the United Nations, the health teams of the two communities regularly spray stagnant water sources and stream beds.

What can the public do to help?

In the fight against mosquitoes, anything that can hold a small amount of water in your garden, such as containers of potted plants, ornamental pools, deposits in rain gutters, buckets that can collect rainwater, toys, wheelbarrows, pet containers, can turn into a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Therefore, drain or replace the accumulated water in 3-4 days.

Remember! Infected mosquitoes cause diseases such as malaria, filariasis, West Nile virus, yellow fever, and dengue fever. The fight against mosquitoes, which cause all these diseases, can only be successful with the cooperation of the public and institutions.

Source (Turkish): TRNC Ministry of Health

To read more News click here`
https://cyprusscene.com/2024/04/27/trnc-ministry-of-health-world-malaria-day-statement/

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