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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has relaunched its “Let’s Beat Dengue” campaign, following a significant decline in reported cases this year. So far, 171 infections have been confirmed with no deaths, compared to 1,110 cases and 12 fatalities during the same period in 2024—an 85% reduction. By contrast, in 2023 the country faced one of its worst outbreaks, recording over 28,000 cases and more than 60 deaths.
Health Minister Víctor Atallah attributed the progress to prevention efforts, community engagement, and coordinated work with Provincial Health Directorates. He stressed that the new campaign, under the slogan “Eliminate, clean, and cover up,” will place stronger emphasis on public education and mosquito breeding site elimination to sustain the gains achieved.
The initiative includes educational workshops, fumigation campaigns, junk removal, larvicide distribution, and the “Anti-Dengue Family” program with the Ministry of Education and PAHO, training students and teachers as community advocates.
Can we focus on the trash as well??