A total of 100,000 kits – each containing a Mousticide biolarvicide that kills aedes larvae, a Denguard mosquito repellent and ALOT Aedes Larvae Ovitrap that traps mosquitoes into breeding in the treated water and kills the larvae – will be given out. The kits are part of the Dengue-Free Community programme, launched by the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry in collaboration with Inno Biologies and Entogenex.
The two companies, which are responsible in providing the technology used in the programme, will be overseeing the implementation of the project.
A dengue-free squad, he said, would also be set up in high-risk neighbourhoods with the help of the local councils and which would be trained to use the kit to combat the scourge.
The kits will be distributed in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Johor between this month and September.
Organisers claimed that they were expecting a 100% success rate from the programme, adding that they estimated to see results within a month.
Entogenex executive director Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar said the products had been sold in Singapore and Philippines, where it had shown good results.
“The programme is holistic and very targeted in combating dengue. We will be using a four step plan, known as REAP – reduce, educate, activate and prevent,” he said.
/theSTAR 22-06-2015
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