Need To Create Awareness About Dengue Among Foreign Residents

FEDERAL and local authorities need to develop literature in different foreign languages on dengue to communicate with the many foreigners, especially foreign students in the country, ADUN Subang Jaya Hannah Yeoh said.


She said many of the foreign students did not read local newspapers or follow any local news on dengue and this has caused many to be out of the touch with the risks of contracting the deadly disease.


"We need to develop literature in different foreign languages to reach out to the many foreigners especially foreign students in our midst."


"They need to know about the importance of keeping their homes here in Malaysia free from breeding mosquitoes and the risk of being bitten by an Aedes mosquito," she said after launching an Anti-Dengue gotong-royong initiative at Casa Tiara in SS16.


During the search and destroy walkabout, Hannah said local authorities need to study the design and layout of new applications for the construction of apartment blocks and houses.


"We found the design of many apartments especially to be conducive for the breeding of mosquitoes because water stagnated at the balconies and walkways."


"These areas are exposed to rain and when water stagnates, these pools of water become the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes," she said.


The gotong-royong at Casa Tiara was organised by JKP Zone 1 in collaboration with the residents of the apartment block.


Source: SJEcho