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More than four thousand teachers from educational institutions throughout the Piura region were trained in good healthy practices to prevent this disease.More than four thousand teachers from educational institutions throughout the Piura region were trained in good healthy practices to prevent dengue, strengthening their role as agents of change within schools and communities. Thanks to this work, more than five thousand students learned about the biological cycle of Aedes aegypti and prevention measures, becoming school health promoters.
The training sessions were developed by the Health Promotion teams of the establishments prioritized due to the presence of the transmitting mosquito. During the sessions, teachers learned to identify the vector, recognize symptoms and warning signs, and apply effective control actions, such as washing, brushing and covering water containers, as well as eliminating breeding sites in the school and home environment.
These activities are part of the health strategy Safe school, without dengue and without mosquitoes, promoted by the Regional Health Directorate (Diresa) Piura, in coordination with the Regional Education Directorate (DREP), with the purpose of strengthening preventive education and promoting a culture of health and shared responsibility against dengue throughout the region.
