THURSDAY, March 28, 2024
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PM calls for destruction of mosquito breeding grounds

PM calls for destruction of mosquito breeding grounds

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed health agencies to call on the public to destroy mosquito-breeding areas every seven days.

“They must do this at home, at work, schools, childcare centres and also public places,” he said yesterday during his weekly programme about efforts to contain outbreaks of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF).
Aedes mosquitoes can spread DHF, which caught media attention this month after news of well-known actor Tridsadee Sahawong fighting for his life due to this disease.
DHF has already hit more than 100,000 people this year, and killed over 100 people. Prayut said he has instructed the Public Health Ministry to improve diagnostic procedures at all hospitals to ensure DHF patients are properly diagnosed in time so they can recover.
 

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