Miao: On the 1st of December 2022 the staff of Tibetan Primary Health Care Center and the staff of Tibetan Settlement office, Miao took a voluntary efforts towards preventing dengue within their community funded through DOHe, CTA.
Dengue is a viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. There have been 46 (29 in Nepal and 17 in India) documented cases of Tibetan dengue patients since the beginning of the year 2022, according to the Health Information System (HIS) of the Department of Health, CTA. Despite the small number of patients that have been recorded, this information is not complete. The information excludes those who do not seek care from Tibetan Primary Health Care Centers located in various settlements.
On the said date, the health workers under of TPHC, Miao held a dengue awareness presentation that was attended by 250 Tibetans in Miao. For the prevention and management of dengue, insect-repellent bleach was sprayed throughout the settlement’s surroundings, concentrating on areas with standing water, drainage, etc.