Training to reduce breeding sites and risk of diseases in earthquake-affected Venezuela

Last Friday, MENTOR delivered training on reducing vector breeding sites and the risk of diseases for shelter managers in Miranda State where people affected by the earthquakes are temporarily living.

The training focused on how community awareness and engagement are key to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in emergency settings.

MENTOR and the WASH cluster together facilitated parts of the training that covered waste management and the prevention of vector-borne diseases.

We are grateful to the Gobernación de Miranda and OCHA InterCluster for the opportunity to contribute to managing the growing threat of diseases after the disaster.

Over the past few weeks, our teams have organised community cleaning days and carried out house-to-house visits to promote vector control activities and address the serious risk of vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in these communities.

These activities need to be rapidly scaled up now to meet the needs of all communities affected by the event.