MORE than 2,000 needy households will receive specially patented bamboo pole holder caps from the South West Community Development Council (CDC) this year. Up to four mosquito caps, also known as "Mcaps", will be distributed to each rental flat unit in the South-West district.
This programme is introduced to fight against the proliferation of dengue and mosquito breeding in residential areas, due to a 26 per cent increase in the number of dengue cases in the first nine weeks this year as compared to the same period last year.
The National Environment Agency (NEA), along with grassroots organisations and schools, will kick-start the Mcap Outreach programme from Apr 15. Students will scour through neighbouring blocks around their schools for receptacles with stagnant water.
The students will also participate in handing out flyers and collateral to residents.
Other initiatives under the Operation Mozzie-Free@South West this year include reaching out to foreign workers and putting up awareness materials at private clinics in the district.
(source : health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20090414-135205.html )
My comments :
I refer to an article in AsiaOne "Households to receive free mosquito caps" published on 14 Apr 2009.
Each year, we continue to battle with cases of dengue fever. One of the mosquitoes breeding grounds include the bamboo pole holders.
As mentioned in the anove article, the rental flats will be getting these special mosquitoes caps for free, what about the rest of the flats in other housing estates?
May I suggest to various town councils to sell these caps at a subsidized rate, so that we can keep a lid on the cases of dengue fever this year?
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