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Contact: Dr. Perlinda Dupre
The Rodent Control Coordination Unit (RCCU) has been set up and is housed on the
1st Floor -Ministry of Health. The Staff is comprised of a Programme
Coordinator, a Communications Officer, an Environmental Officer and eight Vector
Control Officers.
The main objective of the Programme is to “control the population and Rats and
Mice on the island.” The Programme will directly link poor sanitation practices
to the high level infestation which will compel our specific objective of a
clean St Lucia.
The programmes’ theme is “Clean up Our Environment, Bait Control Rats and Mice
infestation.” This theme has a specific intention for the public to get involve
and take ownership of the Rodent Control Programme.
The design of the Programme is to be carried out in phases; first phase is a
National Awareness and Education Campaign, during which a survey will be carried
out by means of a questionnaire, to access the infestation of rats and mice in
households in the North and South of the island. The second phase is the
Sanitation, Exclusion and Baiting. The third phase Surveillance, a combination
of active and passive surveillance, which will be carried out during this
period.
The RCCU can be contacted for further
information at Rodentsunit@hotmail.com
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