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Malaysia to issue booklets to foreign workers against dengue menace |
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08:11, July 12, 2007 |
The Malaysian government will distribute brochures soon in different languages to foreign construction workers and educate foreign maids to fight the dengue menace, a local health official said on Wednesday.
These were among the new measures taken by the Health Ministry against the dengue, said Lee Kah Choon, parliamentary secretary of the ministry.
He said that the ministry would print brochures and posters for construction site workers from Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh and other countries to raise the awareness.
Construction sites were targeted because they were the second most common breeding spot for the Aedes mosquitoes after homes, he said.
The ministry would also work with the foreign maid agencies to hold seminars to educate foreign maids coming into the country about the disease, the official told local reporters.
The employers also should give the maids the relevant information on the subject, he added.
According to statistics, Malaysia reported 1,065 suspected dengue cases in the country last week, with the Selangor State still remaining on the top of the list with 288 suspected cases detected.
It followed by the Kelantan State with 161 suspected cases, Kuala Lumpur with 132, and the Kedah State with 88.
Source: Xinhua
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