Early warning for dengue: Cuba strengthens prevention on the group stage – PAHO/WHO

An built-in method

Mario Cruz Peñate, the PAHO/WHO consultant in Cuba, highlights the significance of this initiative, which is a part of the nationwide “One Health” undertaking. For Peñate, the undertaking is an instance of how cross-sectoral collaboration can strengthen the nation’s capability to guard each human and environmental well being. At the undertaking’s closing workshop, representatives from the ministries of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA), Public Health (MINSAP), and Education (MINED) joined varied group stakeholders to share outcomes, greatest practices, and classes discovered.

Activities and outcomes

Among the actions that came about in the course of the 12-month undertaking, notable highlights embrace coaching workshops for a multidisciplinary group of specialists, community-level exchanges, and talks to boost consciousness and educate the general public.

“One of the most significant results has to do with the creation of dengue prediction bulletins based on climate forecasts,” says Yazenia Linares Vega, the chief of the SAT-DENCLIM local weather. “These bulletins are produced monthly, and include two types: one for local authorities and institutions to help them make informed decisions, and another to help neighborhood residents act preventively,” she provides.

The undertaking additionally invested in gear for analysis, communication, training, and vector management, together with the acquisition of microscopes to enhance diagnostic accuracy.