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Vietnam: Climate change complicates Dengue fever prevention in Can Tho

Source(s):  Institute for Social and Environmental Transition - International (ISET)
Rockefeller Foundation, the

This case study illustrates how local level education and a focus on prevention can have powerful effects in reducing the prevalence of Dengue. Can Tho in Vietnam is a growing city with an increasing number of residents living in peri-urban areas.

These are the lessons for policy and practice:

  • Community-based monitoring and awareness and prevention practices for dengue fever are important as climate change leads to greater mosquito activity in the Mekong Delta.
  •  Surveillance methods should include multiple indicators of dengue risk in order to focus preventive measures in areas where risks are higher.
  • Larval monitoring is critical to enable timely and targeted mosquito control.
  • These methods require the engagement of community actors and other city agencies (e.g. Department of Education, ward officials) in addition to Department of Health staff.
  • Health clubs can serve an important role in community development and promoting health outcomes, including dengue fever prevention.



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  • Vietnam: Climate change complicates Dengue fever prevention in Can Tho
  • Publication date 2016
  • Number of pages 4 p.

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