This year, NEA has been stepping up its measures in dengue control. Using a combination of enforcement, vector control efforts, public communications, as well as community engagement and mobilisation, the agency hopes to put a stop to this trend of rising dengue cases.
From 15 July 2020, households with repeated offences in mosquito breeding face heavier penalties and, in more extreme cases, the possibility of being sent to court. NEA is also working with local Town Councils to enhance checking of mosquito breeding spots such as drains, rooftops, and water tanks. The agency has improved surveillance efforts at construction sites during the Circuit Breaker period, and this will likely continue after.
But the most essential role in dengue prevention still belongs to us:
“The majority of mosquito breeding is found in residential homes. Vector control remains key to eliminating potential mosquito breeding habitats and breaking the dengue transmission. We need urgent collective community effort to prevent this situation from worsening.”
—Mr. Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
So check for stagnant water, overturn those pails, and be more alert about potential breeding spots at home. The year 2020 has been unpredictable in the craziest ways, which is why it’s even more important that we keep predictable—and preventable—events under control.
Mwaka huu, NEA imekuwa ikiongeza hatua zake katika kudhibiti homa ya deni. Kwa kutumia mchanganyiko wa utekelezaji, juhudi za kudhibiti vektor, mawasiliano ya umma, pamoja na ushiriki wa jamii na kuhamasisha, shirika linatarajia kukomesha mwenendo huu wa kuongezeka kwa visa vya homa ya dengue. Kuanzia Julai 15, 2020, familia zinazohusika na makosa ya kurudia-rudia ya kuzaliana mbu zinakabiliwa na adhabu kali zaidi na, katika kesi kali zaidi, uwezekano wa kupelekwa mahakamani. NEA pia inafanya kazi na Halmashauri za Jiji la eneo hilo ili kuboresha ukaguzi wa maeneo ya kuzaliana kwa mbu kama vile mifereji ya maji, paa, na matangi ya maji. Shirika hilo limeboresha juhudi za ufuatiliaji katika maeneo ya ujenzi wakati wa kipindi cha Circuit Breaker, na hii yaelekea itaendelea baada ya hapo. Lakini jukumu muhimu zaidi katika kuzuia homa ya dengue bado ni letu: <unk> Wengi wa uzazi wa mbu hupatikana katika nyumba za makazi. Kudhibiti vektor bado ni muhimu kuondoa mazingira ya uwezekano wa kuzaliana kwa mbu na kuvunja maambukizi ya homa ya dengue. Tunahitaji juhudi za haraka za pamoja za jamii kuzuia hali hii isiwe mbaya zaidi. Masako Zulkifli, Waziri wa Mazingira na Rasilimali za Maji: Kwa hivyo angalia maji yaliyokwama, piga ndoo hizo, na uwe mwangalifu zaidi juu ya maeneo ya uwezekano wa kuzaliana nyumbani. Mwaka 2020 umekuwa usiotabiriwa kwa njia za wazimu, na ndio sababu ni muhimu zaidi kwamba tuendelee kudhibiti matukio yanayoweza kutabiriwa na kuepukwa.