Dr Leslie Ramsammy, former Health Minister, and current advisor to the Minister of Health, has stated that the ministry is aware of a spike in dengue cases and efforts are being made to curb the infections as quickly as possible.
He advised, “Firstly we needed public awareness, keeping your surroundings clean since mosquitoes breed in open water and ensuring that all open water source is covered will help”
In an interview with Stabroek News yesterday, Ramsammy said that the government as an authority neeeds to also do certain things, “The minstry needs to be a little bit more aggressive in bringing public awareness and sending out more advisories”, he said.