Govt should provide evidence (photos, names..) before accusing home owners for breeding mosquitoes! - CNA (12Jun07) - Second dengue death
Sent to the Singapore Government:
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"With more dengue cases detected at home, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, has urged Singaporeans not to let their guard down."
Channel News Asia (12 June 2007), "Second dengue death shows we need to be more alert: Dr Khor"
12 June 2007
Again, we hear of PAP MPs, Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, Senior Parliamentary Secretaries, civil servants all pointing the accusing fingers at home owners (just rhetoric but without any substantiation like photos, data, names, etc..) for breeding mosquitoes.
On the other hand, there is equally no shortage of accusing fingers from the public (all with "evidence" like photos, names of those responsible like PUB, NEA, etc..) at government agencies for their failure to maintain public areas like drains, etc.. before they are clogged, resulting in them becoming potential mosquito breeding grounds.
Based on the above, how can Dr Khor confidently claim that "more dengue cases detected at home,... " without any substantiation while the public backed their claims with evidence? Like Ms Kaur said, "..it is not fair to "push all the blame" to the people" when such accusations are not backed by evidence.
Like I suggested in my June 1st email (attached below), the government should
";Name And Shame" culprits breeding mosquitoes? (click on link for more details, or visit companion site, Name N Shame: A listing of mosquito breeders, litterbugs, etc.. ).
Is the government up to the challenge because such "naming and shaming" might well reveal the true culprits to be the government agencies themselves?
Probably that's why the government is so reluctant to implement this solution even if this solution may well work to deter those responsible for breeding mosquitoes - the source of yet another outbreak not long after the major one in 2005.
Rgds
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Swarni Kaur <> wrote:
Dear MP,
You were quoted in today's paper that "in spite of the efforts to promote the fight against dengue, Singaporeans were still complacent. People still think they are invincible. We need people to understand that it can really happen to them."
While it may be true that some singaporeans are complacent or ignorant, but it is not fair to "push all the blame" to the people. But the reality is that there are a lot of room for PUB and NEA to improve.
See the following websites and these photos that I have taken.
1) Stagnant water on grass patch along Boon Lay Way. Near Jurong East Sports complex
2) leaves, rubbish and stagnant water in drain along Jurong Town Road. Outside snow city.
Maybe PUB and NEA too think that Singaporean are invincible to dengue.
Regards!
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Second dengue death shows we need to be more alert: Dr Khor
Posted: 12 June 2007 2019 hrs
Posted: 12 June 2007 2019 hrs
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SINGAPORE: With more dengue cases detected at home, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, has urged Singaporeans not to let their guard down.
A second dengue related death was reported on Monday.
293 dengue cases were reported last week, up from 227 cases the week before.
The Aedes mosquitoes are increasingly adaptable and can breed even in a 20-cent coin size pool of water.
Dr Khor said everyone needs to play a part to bring down the numbers.
"We have found home breeding to have increased in the last couple of months. So we really need to make sure that everyone's involved, not just the managers, town councils... not just the pest control people, but also the residents.
"We do not hope that this will revert to what we have seen in 2005 but we really need to take precautions, put in a lot more effort to be vigilant and alert in order to... prevent this from escalating up to 2005 levels," Dr Khor added. - CNA/yy
A second dengue related death was reported on Monday.
293 dengue cases were reported last week, up from 227 cases the week before.
The Aedes mosquitoes are increasingly adaptable and can breed even in a 20-cent coin size pool of water.
Dr Khor said everyone needs to play a part to bring down the numbers.
"We have found home breeding to have increased in the last couple of months. So we really need to make sure that everyone's involved, not just the managers, town councils... not just the pest control people, but also the residents.
"We do not hope that this will revert to what we have seen in 2005 but we really need to take precautions, put in a lot more effort to be vigilant and alert in order to... prevent this from escalating up to 2005 levels," Dr Khor added. - CNA/yy
posted by Dengue Alert In Singapore @ 7:23 PM
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