Director of the Health Promotion Division of the Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Alby Lovi has said the newly outbreak Zika Virus can be prevented if communities work together with health authorities.
In a media conference recently Mr Lovi said prevention of the Virus is community-based, saying communities should take up front line activities.
“The prevention of this disease is people-based so the key message is that we try to tell people to prevent mosquito bites, so simple things like telling people to wear long sleeves as mosquito bites cannot penetrate through strong materials. We need people to wear such clothing materials, use repellents, mosquito coils and others that can help protect us from mosquito bites.”