The Municipal Health Administration of Rio de Janeiro (SMS-Rio)in partnership with Sub-districts of Grande Tijuca and Zona NorteAnd the Primary care coordinationThis Thursday (10/3), community leaders and health surveillance agents implemented measures to prevent and control arthropod-borne viruses transmitted through Aedes aegypti in the neighborhood Gargash And the Deputy Jiral, both in The northern area from the city. Neighborhood residents received instructions from health teams on how to prevent the spread of arthropod viruses that can cause dengue feverAnd the Zika And the ChikungunyaIn addition to making visits to properties and public places to eliminate mosquito infestations. Wins had 250 Pros.
In all, 1,323 properties were visited in the two neighborhoods, and mosquito infestations were eradicated in 4 of them. In addition, sewage material has been removed from some household items that could serve as a breeding ground for Aedes aegypti. During the incursions, professionals have promoted other health measures, such as vaccination against COVID-19, as well as providing educational platforms to educate the population on how to avoid the presence of Aedes aegypti.
municipal secretary the healthAnd the Daniel Soranswho followed the work of the agents, highlighted the difficulties the ministry faced during the two years of the epidemic, when people were isolated at home and did not allow health agents to provide any kind of help against the spread of Aedes aegypti, for fear of contracting Covid-19..
“The past two years have been very difficult for the Municipal Health Service. Professionals have had to change the characteristics of their work a lot, people were afraid to let us go into their homes and take Covid-19. Everyone was afraid and so were we. But everything we went through showed us the power of SUS and how relevant the work is. that we develop. Therefore, it is very important to be able to resume such actions as well as to take care of other public health issues, such as the prevention of sexually transmitted viruses”, Sorans announced.
Other neighborhoods like aragAnd the realingo And the Humita, has already received health teams in recent weeks. In the coming days, other neighborhoods of the city will receive expert guidance from City Hall. Next Tuesday (15/3), the work will be held in Anchita; On Wednesday (16/3) in the health; On Thursday (17/3) in Itananga; And on Friday (18/3) in sepetiba.
The Municipal Health Department encourages measures to control Aedes aegypti throughout the year, focusing mainly on summer, the season when there is an explosive mixture of mosquito breeding sites: rain and heat. Environmental health monitoring teams have, since the beginning of 2022, carried out more than 1.4 million visits to the property, eliminating more than 200,000 mosquito breeding sites.
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