Category: Reach Out – Stop Dengue

Dengue Can Be Controlled Only Through The Citizens

It is an absolute truth that dengue can be controlled only through the participation of the citizens. It should be a multi-pronged, sustained, 24-hour vigil by every single citizen of the country. Otherwise the plan is doomed to fail. If we could eradicate Malaria surely we can conquer dengue too. First of all there must […]

Juice of the tender papaw leave

One of the best remedies for dengue is the juice of the tender papaw leave. You should point the leaves and squeeze the juice out. Shouldn’t add water. Have tried on two small children and the platelet count pick up almost immediately. http://plantsandbenefits.blogspot.com/2014/09/benefits-of-papaya-leaves-to-heal-dengue-fever-and-high-blood-pressure.html

How to control the Dengue mosquito in a fail-safe way

Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai, writing to The Island on 9th August has bemoaned the fact that “However much one may strive, the anti-dengue measures are bound to fail unless…..” etc. But Dr.Reffai knows that such good advice falls on deaf ears. There is over-whelming evidence that smoking, or even breathing secondhand cigarette smoke causes cancer. […]

Dengue keeps spreading

Despite claims of the success of dengue eradication programmes, experts warn the virus could reach epidemic proportions in forthcoming months. So far this year 34,773 suspected dengue cases have been reported with more than 50 deaths, according to the Health Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit. Just over half the cases have been reported from the Western Province. […]

Leave Mosquito larvae traps in the garden

That is the plastic bottles cut into half and the top portion put upside down into the lower portion wiht water poured in. We have made the bottles ready to use for attracting the mosquitoes. Anyone can pick up at almuslimaath, 2, botheju avenue,off school lane, off station road, DEHIWELA. With sugar solution and yeast […]

An app to track dengue

Veta provides a simple, yet effective way to report and discover incidents of vector-borne diseases such as dengue. This enables Veta to provide you and your entire community with access to vital and potentially life-saving information. Click on the link below to download : https://veta.life/#download