Multi-Modality Dengue Control at LRT3 Construction sites get underway – an ICP Project by FOHS, MAHSA University
The project
team from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FOHS) MAHSA University conducted its
first visit to one of the LRT3 sites where they will be implementing our Multi-Modality
Dengue Control approach as an Industrial Collaboration Programme with SULRT3
(formerly known as MRCBGK).
This
project is the brainchild of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veronica Chua, who is the Dean of
FOHS and Senior Director Academic of MAHSA University. The 5 man implementation
team from MAHSA headed by Prof. Veronica met up with 5 representatives of
various project stakeholders for a joint site-inspection and technical
coordination.
This meeting
marks the commencement of this 12- month project by MAHSA University that aims
to introduce a new environmentally friendly multi-modality approach to control
Dengue in construction sites and its surrounding neighbourhoods.
It is
well established that construction sites are an important driver of Dengue
transmission. Therefore MAHSA University in collaboration with SULRT3 hope that
this project will present a new improved regiment for Dengue control that can
be employed in construction sites all over the country so that Dengue cases
nationwide can be reduced without negatively impacting the environment.
FOHS,
MAHSA University thanks SULRT3 for the trust and confidence they have in
awarding us this project and we look forward to working together to make this collaboration
project a success.
