An integrated mosquito management was emphasised to prevent dengue fever that has created a huge public health concern in Bangladesh over the years.
National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine鈥檚 entomology department head Professor Md Golam Sharower came up with the suggestion while delivering lecture at the 5th monthly general meeting on Thursday.
Golam Sharower delivered the lecture on 鈥楳anagement of Aedes Mosquito: Holistic Public Health Approach鈥� at the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh auditorium in the capital.
Golam Sharower, also a member of the government expert committee formed to fight against dengue, explained that only chemical would not work good to control dengue spread.
鈥榃e need a combination of Integrated Pest and Vector Management in cooperation with the local government and agricultural ministries,鈥� he said.
He also suspected that the agencies concerned were not spraying insecticide according to the guideline of the World Health Organisation.
He said that perfect measurement of insecticide was very important for nature and mosquito control. If the measurement was faulty, mosquito might be resistant to the insecticide.
He stressed public health insecticide research and biological control of mosquito.
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh vice-president Professor Hafiza Khatun presided over the event moderated by the ASB general secretary Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman Khan.
Golam Sharower also came up with a series of recommendations including ensuring public awareness and involvement, implementation of well-planned urbanisation, identifying and destroying mosquito breeding sites and ensuring efficient and robust monitoring and evaluation.
