WELCOME! Fighting Mosquitoes Together | The Virgin Gorda Community
Overview 1. Welcome & Introductions 2. Why We’re Here - Our Mosquito Challenge 3. What We Will Do Together to Fight Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases 4. OPEN DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS 5. Upcoming Events
What is BugOut? A Community-Driven Program to Fight Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases on Virgin Gorda Community Leadership Non-Profit Initiative Privately Funded Rapidly Organizing to Prepare for Zika Global Advisory Board and Experts In Coordination with the BVI Government
Our Steering Committee Government Representatives Mr. Vincent Wheatley - BVI Sister Islands Coordinator District Representative - Mr. Verne Wheatley Chief Environmental Safety Officer - Mrs. Yolanda Penn Chief BVI Health Services - Dr. Ronald Georges Deputy Director, BVI Tourist Board - Shereen Flax BugOut Team Jonathan Oakes - Eustatia Island Sarina Hancock - Eustatia Island Lauren Keil - Moskito Island Delores Creque - Bitter End Yacht Club Valerie Barcik - Guavaberry Estates Vaman Ramlall - Necker Island Grey Frandsen - Co-Chair, Advisor Dr. Alan Wheeler - Advisor
Why are we here? Mosquitoes transmit all 3 of these diseases If we reduce mosquito populations we reduce the risk of disease spreading in our community
Why are we here? ZIKA, DENGUE & CHIKUNGUNYA ● Zika is all around us and is inevitably coming to the BVI ● Repellents and nets do not solve the problem ● Mosquito control is only effective as whole Community effort - Everyone must do their part
How can YOU help? The best way reduce mosquito populations is to eliminate their breeding sites
This is how you can help… Eliminating Mosquito breeding sites Can reduce mosquito populations by 50-60% • Standing water is the mosquito’s breeding site • As little as a tablespoon of water can hold hundreds of eggs • The eggs can survive without water for over a year and then hatch when in contact with water
How can we help at home? Find and eliminate Mosquito breeding sites in your yard and around your home.. What to look for... 1. Water Drains / Barrels 2. Old Tyres 3. Uncovered tanks / cisterns 4. Discarded buckets / containers 5. Vases 6. Flower pots and saucers 7. Bottles 8. Discarded tins / paint cans 9. Discarded toys 10. Roof guttering 11. Bottles / brick holes 12. Pet Containers 13. Unmaintained pools 14. Garden containers and tools
How can we help at home? Find and eliminate Mosquito breeding sites in your House What to look for… 1. Cisterns / Wells 2. Flower Vases 3. Buckets and Pails 4. Flower pots with saucer What to do… - Seal up your Cisterns - Change vases / water regularly - Empty any unused containers - Remove Saucer for flower pots
How can we help in the community? Alert the BugOut Team! If you see any major areas which may be potential breeding sites Such as: ● Old tires ● Sewerage Gutters ● Construction Areas ● Derelict boats, cars and trucks ● Open wells or unfinished cisterns ● Large containers www.facebook.com/bugoutbvi
BugOut - Campaign Layers Community Engagement, Education and Empowerment Community Source Reduction & Clean-up Surveillance and Monitoring Targeted, Safe Mosquito Control Continuous Community Feedback, Improvement
How BugOut is organised... Government (Program Guidance and Resource Coordination) Community Private Leaders Stakeholders (Community Action, (Funding, In-Kind Education and Support) Contributions, Insights) BugOut! Steering Steering Committee Committee (Approvals and Evaluation) Advisory Board (Scientific, Industry, and Public Health) Working Group (Daily Management, Operations & Field Workers)
BugOut Super-Precincts 5 Precinct Division: 1. Spanish Town South 2. Spanish Town North 3 3. Mango Bay Coastal Area 4 4. Gun Creek Area 5. Leverick Bay & Resorts 2 1
Spread the word… bugouttogether.org facebook.com/bugoutbvi
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