Health Ministry: Completion of preventive control and treatment works in 542 government schools

- As part of a campaign targeting more than 900 schools in collaboration with the Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Health has continued implementing its preventive plan in government schools across various regions of the State of Kuwait, through comprehensive field operations to combat medical insects and rodents and enhance environmental sanitation, thereby contributing to creating a healthy and safe school environment for students and the teaching and administrative staff. The Ministry noted that field teams completed control and preventive treatment operations in 542 government schools during the period from August 9 to 20, according to specific field plans and schedules.

The Ministry clarified that the campaign is being implemented in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Education. Field operations began on August 9 and will continue until September 3 next year, according to a timeline targeting more than 900 government schools before the start of the academic year.

It was pointed out that the campaign focuses on strengthening preventive measures and environmental sanitation, reducing factors conducive to the spread and breeding of insects and rodents, and lowering infestation rates to the lowest possible levels, thereby supporting the safety of the school environment and minimizing health risks associated with pests.

In this context, Dr. Fatima Al-Darwish, Head of the Medical Insects and Rodents Control Department at the Ministry of Health, emphasized that control efforts are part of a comprehensive concept of environmental sanitation, which extends beyond field interventions to address factors facilitating the breeding and spread of pests, and to promote preventive practices that maintain a healthy and sound environment.

She added that environmental sanitation is a shared responsibility built on the integrated efforts of government entities, civil society organizations, and individuals, and on reinforcing preventive behaviors in daily practices, thereby enhancing public health protection and contributing to providing healthier and safer environments.