War against dengue

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IN AN effort to stem a possible dengue outbreak, 50 employees of SC Johnson and Son (M) Sdn Bhd went door-to-door to advise residents of Impian Baiduri Apartments on the need to be pro-active in taking precautions against aedes mosquitoes.

The low-cost apartment complex, which houses some 700 residents, has been reported to have disproportionately high number of dengue cases. It is also located in a Health Ministry designated dengue ‘hotspot’ area.

Working in pairs, SC Johnson employees gave the residents friendly advice on the dangers of dengue and the need to take precautionary measures.

These measures include consistently checking and getting rid of all potential aedes breeding spots as well as utilising aerosol sprays indoor as a weekly routine to effectively kill adult mosquitoes and break its lifecycle.

Listen up: Dr Hasan (right), De Gracia (second right) along with an employee of SC Johnson explaining to a resident in Block A Impian Baiduri about the prevention of dengue and breeding of aedes mosquitoes.

The employees also handed out informative anti-dengue brochures and door tags as reminders to the residents.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman was on hand to witness this corporate social responsibility initiative.

He also “flagged off” the SC Johnson employees as they started their door-to-door advice mission. In addition, Dr Hasan together with SC Johnson Asean area director Miguel Angel De Gracia visited an Impian Baiduri resident to impart advice on taking precautions against dengue.

“We believe in contributing to the well-being of the countries and communities where we conduct business. Via this initiative, we aim to help a community that has been hard hit by the dengue menace.”

“By going door-to-door and delivering the information in a friendly and personal way, we hope to reach out effectively to residents of Impiana Baiduri.

“We want to convince them of the importance of taking pro-active measures against aedes to safeguard themselves, their loved ones and their neighbours.”

“In turn, this will help reduce, if not eliminate, dengue cases in this community.

“As such, this is also timely given that the rainy season towards the year end has been known to increase the number of dengue cases,” said De Gracia.