The Fijian Government is embarking on a massive health cleanup campaign to combat the outbreak of dengue fever in the country.
This national campaign is spearheaded through the Ministry of Health and has so far seen the commitment by various organisations within the private sector.
The general public is encouraged to support the efforts of government in the National cleanup campaign and this will continue for the next consecutive four (4) weeks.
At a press conference held today to mark the launch of this campaign, the Ministry’s National Adviser for Communicable Diseases Dr Mike Kama highlighted the importance of clean surroundings to avoid dengue fever.
“Each individual or household needs to take this initiative in cleaning up their own backyards and to dispose any materials that may attract mosquitoes to breed,” Dr Kama said.
He pointed out that those with symptoms of dengue fever need to present themselves to the nearest medical facility.
“We need to get of the habit of taking paracetamol if they have body ache, high fever so it would be better to visit their nearest health centres for a check-up,” Dr Kama said.
There are 9825 confirmed cases of dengue fever and the highest numbers are presented in the central division. The Ministry said that there are now eight (8) confirmed deaths related to dengue fever.
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