Selangor Gets Another RM20 Million To Fight Dengue

SHAH ALAM, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government approved an additional allocation of RM20 million in the middle of this year for dengue prevention programmes, state Tourism, Health and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Dr Lim Thuang Seng said Tuesday.
He said the allocation was in addition to the RM20 million provided for the purpose this year which had been disbursed to all districts in the state in the fight against dengue.
The additional allocation, among others, was meant repairing drains, roads and upgrading old facilities besides cleaning work, he told a news conference after launching a school-level programme on dengue prevention here.
Dr Lim said that under the programme, all schools would be required to ensure that their premises and compound were free of aedes mosquitoes.
This was because schools had been identified as being among the places prone to breeding the aedes mosquito besides construction sites.
"Before the holidays, we want the school administrators to ensure that their compounds and premises are free of containers and aedes mosquito breeding grounds like vases, tyres, toilets and ponds," he added.
Dr Lim said that based on the number of dengue cases reported in the second and third weeks of this month, the number had dropped from 385 to 286 cases.
Among the areas which recorded a high number of cases were Shah Alam, Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya.
Despite the fall in the number of dengue cases, he said, everyone should step up preventive measures and awareness on the disease, especially with the coming of the school and festive holidays.
Citing statistics for last year, he said there was a rise in dengue cases between November and February, which was the time of the festive and school holidays.