VND2.7b for dengue prevention programme

04:08, 21/08/2012

(ĐN)- 3,517 dengue cases have been reported in Dong Nai as middle of August, with about 150-200 new cases recorded every week, said Deputy Director of the provincial Preventive Medicine Centre Vo Xuan Lieu.

 

(ĐN)- 3,517 dengue cases have been reported in Dong Nai as middle of August, with about 150-200 new cases recorded every week, said Deputy Director of the provincial Preventive Medicine Centre Vo Xuan Lieu.

Bien Hoa city and Trang Bom district are the hardest hit localities.

The centre has recently received more than VND6.5 billion from the state budget for epidemic diseases prevention and control. Around VND2.7 billion of the sum will be spent for dengue prevention activities.

Reported by P.L