[NYTr] UN Expert Praises Cuban Experience in Dengue Control

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UN Expert Praises Cuban Experience in Dengue Control

Havana, August 7 (acn) Dr. Daniel Purcalla, sub-regional advisor of the 
Pan American Health Organization and also of the World Health 
Organization (WHO), said on Monday that Cuba has attained a vast and 
successful experience in the control of dengue and its transmitting 
vector.

During the inauguration of the 10th International Course on Dengue, 
which takes place in the Cuban capital until next August 17th, Purcalla 
praised the political will of the island's government to fight the 
disease as well as the knowledge of the health personnel and the 
support of the people, which have allowed Cuba to become a model of 
reference for other countries.

Purcalla added that this has been recognized by the WHO through the 
installation on the island of three Cooperating Centers for Viral 
Diseases, Vectors and Dengue, which shows the prestige, dedication and 
technical and scientific capacity of the Pedro Kouri Institute of 
Tropical Medicine (IPK).

Speaking to ACN, the WHO advisor recognized the importance of these 
courses that have taken place every other year for the last two 
decades. On this occasion, some 200 students and professors from 25 
countries will discuss and learn about significant aspects of this 
disease transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.

Also during the event, underway at the Havana-based IPK, renowned 
specialists will analyze strategies to face dengue, considered by the 
WHO as the second most important re-emerging tropical diseases and as 
one of the most important viral diseases transmitted by arthropods.