DEVELOPING A MODEL OF DENGUE FEVER PREVENTION
The intervention study “Developing a model oF Dengue fever prevention at Binh Thanh Commune, Thanh Binh District, Dong Thap Province”. Dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever is one of the major health problems in Northern provinces, especially those in the Mekong Delta. In Dong Thap, there is a large number of incidences detected regularly in all seasons during a year. This province also has the highest number of cases in Viet Nam. With the financial and technical support of VPHA, Dong Thap PHA has been implementing this intervention study to deal with this health problem, and then developing a pilot model of replication and adaptation in neighboring regions. This intervention study will be implemented within 28 months, from April 2006 to July 2007, and will be divided into 3 phases: