Campaign to stamp out dengue

2010/06/08

Blood donors who came to support the drive and anti-Aedes campaign.

KUALA LUMPUR: In conjunction with an anti-Aedes campaign, the National Blood Bank recently organised a blood donation drive.
The drive was held at several locations in the Klang Valley, including Menara Boustead, Jaya 33, Menara Hap Seng and Menara Millenium.
Goodie bags containing mosquito repellents were given to blood donors.
To support the blood donation campaign, there was a panel dialogue on "Battling Dengue as 1Malaysia", involving representatives from the government, the academic fraternity and a dengue victim.
The panelists consists of Ministry of Health deputy director-general Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman, professor at the Department of Medical Microbiology at University Malaya Prof Dr Shamala Devi, and Sasha Bashir, a local personality who was infected with dengue.
It has been observed that dengue cases increase in November following the rainy season.
The aim of the dialogue was to create greater awareness and understanding on the disease and persuade Malaysians to be proactive in taking preventive measures at home. -- By Farhana Syed Nokman