An official from the Department of Communicable Disease Control of the Ministry of Health said on a phone call to the Laotian Times that the ministry is actively engaged in destroying mosquito breeding grounds across several districts in various provinces throughout Laos. The primary objective is to inform and educate locals about the importance of eliminating potential hotbeds for mosquitoes to grow and thrive.
“We are putting an extra effort into educating children about this issue and are even trying to add our health education program into their curriculum,” he said. However, the official mentioned that the campaign faces challenges due to some families’ lack of cooperation. In a related development, the Global Mosquito Population Control initiative implemented by the International Children’s Aid in Laos is showing promise in combating the dengue fever outbreak. The ongoing project involves the introduction of Wolbachia mosquitoes, which have strong immunity against various viruses carried by other mosquito breeds.