{"id":4726,"date":"2014-01-04T23:47:17","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T19:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bd.loc\/dengue-initiatives-in-mumbai-2\/"},"modified":"2016-02-11T12:41:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T11:41:10","slug":"dengue-initiatives-in-mumbai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakdengue.org\/pt-pt\/dengue-initiatives-in-mumbai\/","title":{"rendered":"Dengue initiatives in Mumbai"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mumbai\"<\/a>Although dengue is an extremely preventable disease, the number of affected people is increasing dramatically. The local initiatives that I saw in the city are primarily focused on educating people and raising awareness on the prevention of the disease. Sister Fiona Castelino, nurse at Seefi Hospital in Mumbai, has been treating patients with dengue for many years and she is aware that doctors and nurses play an important role in educating the community. \u201cWe educate through lectures and continuous nursing education. We, the nurses, keep talking to people and we educate our own staff in the hospital; we go to health centers in rural areas to treat cases and to educate the people on what happens when they get the disease, and how quickly you have to go to the hospital when you have symptoms that have not subsided,\u201d she shares. <\/p>\n