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Raul Castro urges to Erradicate
Dengue Mosquitos from Cuba
Cuban Senior Vice President Raul
Castro urged to eradicate the
Aedes Aegypti mosquito,
transmitter of dengue, and
conveyed President Fidel Castro
s concern.
Granma daily said Raul Castro
issued the call at a meeting
with Provincial and Municipality
Council Presidents at Havana s
International Conventions
Center.
Among other issues they
addressed the domestic
hygiene-epidemiological
situation, namely the ongoing
anti-mosquito drive, based on a
report from Public Health
Minister Jose Ramon Balaguer.
Raul Castro also inquired about
involvement by official
institutions and mass
organizations in communities and
workplaces, adding that the
battle can be won by raising
people s awareness of the risks.
The meeting also addressed the
resources used in the campaign
and stressed the need to secure
regular environmental clean up
and seek solutions as
difficulties emerge.
The agenda also included the
housing program, with 68,640
houses out of 100,000 completed
by August and the Energy
Revolution with 20-plus programs
underway.
The meeting also discussed
social security, nutrition and
control of state-run offices.
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