Dengue: the second day of free delivery of repellent prepared by the UBA began

Dengue: the second day of free delivery of repellent prepared by the UBA began

November 16, 2024 – 12:20

With a call for more than 200 people in its first delivery, the national university will once again deliver its own repellents. The idea is to prevent the disease.

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Today the second delivery of Dengue repellents prepared by the UBA began, in Houssay Square. The measure is part of the prevention campaign against the disease, under the program UBA in Action, which already delivered more than 400 on its first day on Thursday.

Repellents can be collected from 10:30 only with prior registration. This must be done through Whatsapp at 11 3758-9941. Along with the delivery, there will be a informative talk.

What they say from the UBA in Action campaign

The first delivery of repellent had a call for more than 200 people who came to participate in the campaign, according to what UBA en Acción stated on its Instagram account.

“Thanks to tireless work of teachers, researchers and studentswe managed to deliver repellents and provide key information to take care of the health of our community,” they stated and highlighted the university’s commitment.

Embed – UBA IN ACTION on Instagram: “More than 200 people came to Plaza Houssay to participate in our dengue prevention campaign! Thanks to the tireless work of teachers, researchers and students, we managed to deliver repellents and provide key information to take care of the health of our community At the UBA we remain committed to public health and to bringing our knowledge to the service of those who need it most #UBAinAcción #OrgulloUBA #CuidemosLoQueFunciona.”

The first repellents produced by the UBA were delivered

With a large concentration of people in Plaza Houssay, the UBA carried out its first day of delivering dengue repellents, made in-house. Between 400 and 500 repellents were delivered, both to those registered online and to those who came spontaneously.

The same ones are prepared jointly by the faculties of Medicine and Pharmacy and Biochemistryunder the initiative to raise awareness and prevent dengue in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA).

As part of the program UBA in Actionthe distribution of 5,000 units of repellent and each one has a concentration of 7.5% of DEET, an active component effective against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits dengue.

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