Recognising that the most effective way to tackle dengue requires a multi-sectorial approach, Dengue Mission Buzz kicked off on 7th of August to educate and inform the public on effective ways to fight the spread of dengue.
The specially designed truck was made to educate and empower the public as it drops by media houses around the Klang Valley over the next few months to share information on dengue prevention through the community. Fun interactive games with attractive prizes up for grabs will be available during the road show as reminders of how we can help to fight dengue.
Sanofi Pasteur, in collaboration with SC Johnson Malaysia, and the Malaysian Society for Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (MSIDC) launched Dengue Mission Buzz with the support of the Ministry of Health. The need for Dengue Mission Buzz is so important because in the first half of 2015 alone, dengue cases in Malaysia rose to a staggering 66,721 cases, with 165 deaths recorded nationwide.
For that reason, prevention is the best cure. At the moment, only a small percentage of Malaysians view dengue as a life-threatening disease and believe that they don’t have a high risk of catching dengue, and that is something very worrying.
Remember that prevention is better than cure, so for more information on dengue, its causes, symptoms and preventive measures, visit dengue.info.
