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During the delivery ceremony, the Minister of Health in charge, Dr. Eric Ulloa, said that these machines would reduce the proliferation of mosquitoes in slums, but that each should be part of this safety ring.
He recommended to the population to prevent, with the arrival of the rains, any disease caused by the mosquito. To avoid throwing garbage in the streets, check at home that there are no containers containing water (including vases), the surroundings after each rain as breeding sites are possible.
Dr. Itza Barahona de Mosca, Deputy Minister of Health in Charge, emphasized that the Ministry was very pleased to have invested in equipment to support the arduous and valuable work being done by the entire Department of Vector Control. from the border. border.
"The machines are a partial control of the mosquito, the true defender being that each of us must avoid the places of reproduction in his houses, his surroundings, his offices and facilitate the drainage of water." It is important to underline that we must do everything the work, "said Dr. Barahona de Mosca.
Regarding the new equipment acquired, the head of the MINSA's vector control department, José Lasso, emphasized that they would help to increase coverage for applications with major misting equipment; this will also allow areas of active dengue, Zika or chikungunya transmission to be more likely to succeed.
With regard to the areas most affected by Aedes aegypti, Lasso indicated that they corresponded to the regions of San Miguelito, Metropolitana, Panamá Oeste and Colón. The same is due to the volume in waste management.
MINSA calls on the general population to take responsibility for health care and to allow the properly identified vector team to conduct inspections in their homes, their environment and their offices; for more truth of the presence of the teams in the zones; Citizens can check and consult by calling health centers.
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