Minga against dengue will begin in the early hours of Sunday with the coordination of the three levels of Government

This Sunday, at 06:30 in the morning, the deployment of at least 13,000 people will begin for the great minga for the elimination of dengue breeding grounds. The measure integrates the three levels of government and tries to alleviate the numerous cases of disease caused by the mosquito.

The Mayor’s Office of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Governor’s Office and the national government will coordinate the mobilization and logistics in the 15 districts of the capital.

An opening ceremony is planned at the cambodrome, between 4th and 5th ring of Mutualista avenue, with the presence of Mayor Jhonny Fernández. The edile authority anticipated that dump trucks will be deployed to lift tires and waste that residents remove from their homes.

María Renee Castro, Vice Minister of Promotion and Epidemiological Surveillance, asked the population to actively participate in the mega mobilization. The minga summons the population to eliminate possible mosquito breeding sites.

“Let’s always start at home, our homes, in our patio, at the entrance, in the garden, in our neighborhood, we have to be vigilant that there is cleanliness,” said Castro.

will be military, police, doctors, technicians, public servants and volunteerswho will participate in the neighborhood minga of cleaning, fumigation and medical attention in the framework of the fight against dengue.

The authority pointed out thatThe Government will make an additional delivery of the insecticide.

“Dengue is not a new disease, it is not something that we have only become aware of last year, it is an endemic disease that has in fact been circulating in our country for several years and especially in the eastern region, therefore, already We know what has to be done,” he said.

In an interview with the program ¡Qué Semana! of EL DEBER Radio, the Vice Minister of Civil Defense, Juan Carlos Calvimontes, explained that the Armed Forces will deploy 4,500 soldiersthe health teams of the three levels to 2,500 officials and health professionals, the Mayor’s Office to 700 gendarmes and, to them, 2,000 residents will be added.

He indicated that institutions such as Saguapac and the CRE, in addition to universities have promised to collaborate in the minga.