Suva City Council joins dengue fight

To combat the recent outbreak of dengue, the Suva City Council has mobilized its Health Inspectors to actively support the Ministry of Health.

The Council says over the past few days, Council officers have been on the ground in identified hotspot areas throughout Suva, conducting crucial house-to-house awareness campaigns to educate residents on potential dengue breeding sites and collecting necessary samples for analysis.

They say these are precautionary measures put in place to ensure the safety of all, and the public is strongly advised to cooperate fully with the Health Inspectors as they carry out this vital work.

According to the Health Ministry, 5,128 dengue cases were recorded from the 1st of January to the 23rd of March this year.

As of now, there are 2,841 laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in the West, the Central Division recorded 1,090 cases with numbers rising, the Northern Division recorded 1,095 cases, and the Eastern Division recorded 102 laboratory-confirmed cases.