In February we began treating patients with dengue fever symptoms in the paediatric dengue unit at the HNMCR. We brought in eight medical doctors, four paediatricians, eight nurses and four nursing assistants. Between February and April the number of cases kept growing, which is why MSF decided to increase its support for the HNMCR by implementing a filter for febrile patients in the paediatric emergency room. In Choloma, we also started activities in four primary health centres from the Minister of Health, where we hired one doctor and nurse for each centre, to take care of patients that didn’t require hospitalization.
Due to the decrease in the number of cases in HNMCR and primary health centres, MSF decided to gradually reduce our activities, eventually ending the intervention in the middle of October.

MSF also evaluated the efficiency of the insecticide used for the fumigations of the mosquitos that spread dengue fever. This study found that there was a 60 per cent resistance among mosquitos to the chemicals used in the fumigation activities.