Santo Domingo. – In reaction to the alarming building in cases of dengue through the Americas in 2024, the Dominican Republic strengthened its efforts to combat the disease with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) (WHO).
So far this year, the region has reported more than 8. 6 million cases of dengue, up from 5. 6 million reported in 2023. On May 31, 2024, the Dominican Republic registered 7,574 instances.
With the beginning of the high season of Dengue, characterized by warmth and rain that facilitate the spread of the mosquito vector, the Ministry of Public Health introduced the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Dengue on March 20. This Plan, founded in Paho incorporated the control strategy (EGI) for the prevention and control of arboviral diseases, has as an early detection, control of clinical instances, intersectoral coordination and control of incorporated vectors. The plan also emphasizes the communication and participation of the network to stimulate the habit replacing dengue prevention.
The higher level political commitment was in the preparation of the country to combat the risk of dengue. This commitment is evident in the coordinated efforts of the Ministries of Health and Education, local governments, university establishments, specialized medical corporations and representatives of civil society.
Vice President Raquel Peña asked other Dominican people to sign up for the opposite combat when adhering to the preventive measures of communities, schools and workplaces.
Throughout 2024, PAHO / WHO, in collaboration with the National Health Service and Universities, supported the education of fitness professionals in other degrees of care. This includes the education of more than 1,200 doctors from provinces and more than 570 last year academics in medicine and nursing, which obtains better diagnostic capabilities and clinical control for dengue.
“Quick and accurate decision-making in managing dengue patients is crucial to prevent progression to severe forms of the disease,” stated Dr. Victor Atallah, Minister of Public Health. “During an outbreak, preventing complications and deaths must be the top priority.”
Alba María Ropero Álvarez, PAHO/WHO representative in the Dominican Republic, emphasized the importance of communication and community participation campaigns to raise awareness about dengue prevention and early care seeking. “An informed population that eliminates mosquito breeding sites in their homes and stays informed through reliable sources is key to preventing dengue,” she said.
In a joint effort, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education have introduced the “anti-defender family” strategy. This initiative promotes preventative behavior through educational conversations aimed at students, teachers, and network leaders, turning them into advocates within their Communities. Students contribute 60 hours of networking, particularly strengthening, and fitness promotion prevention efforts.
OPs also supported the creation and distribution of educational apparatus for workers’ fitness bodies in emergency rooms, outpatient clinics, and hospitals, adding clinical care algorithms for dengue cases.
In addition, PAHO has supported anti-action measures aimed at cutting the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue, chikungunya and Zika. This includes training entomologists, epidemiologists, and environmental fitness personnel, and organizing mosquito replication sites.
“We recognize the efforts of the Dominican Republic for monitoring, prevention, control and clinical control of dengue, as well as its commitment to combat or opposite the disease,” said Ropero Álvarez. “Maintaining these interventions and the participation of all sectors of the government and society is essential to control dengue well. “
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