Given the report of some cases of measles in the state capital, the Xalapa City Council urged the population to maintain and reinforce basic preventive health measures, while announcing the annual scheduling of waste disposal campaigns and coordinated actions in matters of animal health.
The director of Municipal Health, Vianet Martínez Cabrera, explained that although cases of this disease have been detected, the Ministry of Health is the body responsible for confirming, informing and issuing official bulletins on the epidemiological situation. He indicated that the municipality helps by disseminating verified information and supporting the recommendations addressed to citizens.
The official warned that the issue has been handled incorrectly on social networks, which has generated unnecessary concern among the population. In this sense, he reiterated the importance of taking preventive measures, such as the use of face masks in case of presenting respiratory symptoms, frequent hand washing, proper sneezing and maintaining distance when respiratory diseases are detected.
In another area, Martínez Cabrera reported that the City Council has scheduled two waste removal campaigns per month, that is, one every 15 days, with a defined schedule for the entire year, in order to prevent diseases transmitted by vectors and improve sanitary conditions in the city’s neighborhoods.
In terms of animal health, he explained that a session of the Health Committee recently concluded, in which municipal authorities, councilors of the sector and animal rights groups participated. He stressed that coordinated work between agencies and citizens is essential, since the benefits impact both the population and the well-being of the animals.
Likewise, he reiterated the call for citizen complaints in cases of animal abuse and explained that a meeting had already been held with security personnel to define strategies for attention, monitoring and channeling of reports. He clarified that there is no neighborhood with a greater specific incidence, since the complaints are presented generally in the municipality.
He indicated that when reports are received from other municipalities, they are channeled to the corresponding authority, although they are not the direct responsibility of the Xalapa City Council. He added that sometimes the brigades come to respond to complaints and the animal is no longer on site, so he asked the public, to the extent possible, to protect the animal to facilitate the intervention.
Finally, the director of Municipal Health urged that complaints be real and responsible, in order to avoid neighborhood conflicts or confusing reports, and reiterated the commitment of the Xalapa City Council to strengthen prevention, public health and animal welfare actions in the capital of Veracruz.
