Role of Schools in Prevention and Control

of Dengue fever

Why is it important to involve schools in dengue control?

• Students are the most receptive to health messages and bring about the desired behaviour change in their own homes and their living environment

• No. of students= No. of households• School Going Aedes are the most

dangerous – even if one student comes to school with dengue virus, it will spread explosively to different areas

Enemy Home inside a school toilet

Unused syntex breeding the enemy during summer vacations

Unused syntex inside a school

If we educate the teachers and students, solutions are simple

Doctors are inspecting a sump in the school not used during the

summer vacation

Doctors and teachers join hands to fight the deadly enemy

Activities• Awareness generation meetings to

teachers and students• Demonstration of Aedes larvae,

pupae and adults to enable them to identify the enemy

• Demonstration of breeding places to identify the enemy homes

Activities• Keeping the school campus and

surroundings free from the enemy• Field visit to streets in the village in

which school is located and educating people

• Involving NSS/NCC/Scout in health education activities, particularly source reduction activities

Awareness generation meetings to teachers and students

• Assemble about 100- 200 students to a hall with their teachers

• Explain the biology of the enemy and the ways to attack the enemy

• Show them the breeding places of the enemy• Demonstrate the larvae, pupae and the adult• Ask questions and encourage the students to ask

questions• Administer the dengue pledge and motivate the

students to identify the enemy and attack

Exhibition of enemy homes to students and teachers

Demonstration of larval breeding sources to

children

Young minds are trained to identify the enemy

Source Reduction Activities by NSS

Students

Exhibition

Exhibition

School children as health messengers

Children distributing pamphlets

Awareness generation procession

Students assembled in hundreds for meeting

DDHS addressing the students:BDO actively taking part in the

meeting

Wall Hanger for the meeting

Health Pledge

Doctors in the fore front

Tyres on the way of rally – but not cared for

All are on the streets to fight the enemy

Children understanding the enemy

Children are the rays of hope: They can make the world better for all