Rio de Janeiro

Since the beginning of 2017, the World Mosquito Program (formerly Eliminate Dengue: Brazil Challenge) has been expanding its activities in an area of around 78 square kilometres.

In all, 29 neighborhoods are covered, with around 890,761 inhabitants: Bancários, Bonsucesso, Brás de Pina, Cacuia, Cidade Universitária, Cocotá, Complexo do Alemão, Cordovil, Freguesia (Ilha), Galeão (including Tubiacanga), Jardim América, Jardim Carioca, Jardim Guanabara, Manguinhos, Maré, Moneró, Olaria, Parada de Lucas, Pavuna, Penha, Penha Circular, Pitangueiras, Portuguesa, Praia da Bandeira, Ramos, Ribeira, Tauá, Vigário Geral and Zumbi.

Since April 2017, more than 140 schools have been visited by our engagement team and all Rio public municipal schools have received project materials and developed student activities. In this time, around 79,000 people have participated in an engagement activity.

Teams from 47 health facilities in the territory where the program is operating have received training in the project and 640 people have volunteered to host a mosquito trap for monitoring the mosquitoes.

A Community Reference Group meets monthly to track our progress in the city. Members of the group include representatives of the Administrative District of Ilha do Governador, Association of Residents and Friends of Vigário Geral (AMAVIG), Pastoral of Favelas - Archdiocese Rio de Janeiro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), the non-government organisations EDUCAP and Redes da Maré, the Coordination of Health Services CAP 3.1, and the Coordination of Educational Services 3rd, 4th and 11th CRE.