Special training to curb dengue menace

Preventive measure: A private contractor fogging the compound of a kindergarden in Ipoh in an effort to curb dengue fever. - filepic

VARIOUS government agencies have been given training to locate and identify Aedes mosquitoes breeding grounds to combat dengue fever.

Perak Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon (BN-Chenderiang) said the training was provided by the Health Department and among the agencies involved included the Public Works Department, Department of Occupational Safety and Health and Construction Industry Development Board.