$300m allocated to fight against Dengue

The Ministry of Health & Wellness has announced that some $300 million dollars has been allotted by the government as part of the containment efforts under a Dengue Mitigation Plan.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, detailed the allocation while speaking at a Post-Cabinet Press Briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday morning.

“Some $96 million dollars have been provided to support the mitigation works to be carried out by the Municipal Corporations,” the Minister said.

The activities will take the form of community-based interventions specifically, draining cleaning; removal of bulky waste; search and destroy operations and community sensitisation and mobilisation.

At the same time, the Minister noted that “the National Works Agency (NWA) will coordinate the cleaning of major drains in high-risk communities, and this will be funded through the National Health Fund, agency of the Ministry of Health & Wellness, to the tune of $160 Million Dollars.”

The National Health Fund has also provided $75 million dollars to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) for the removal of bulky waste from targeted communities.

The Ministry will also engage the Private Sector and other Non-Governmental Organisations to increase awareness and garner support to reduce the impact of the Dengue outbreak on the population.

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