<p>Bengaluru: At least 40 students from three schools participated in a dengue awareness programme on Wednesday, organised by the BeST cluster and partners of the Rockefeller Foundation-Alliance for Pathogen Surveillance Innovations-India, in collaboration with the BBMP.</p><p>Students from classes 5 to 10 from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hebbal; UAS Campus School, Hebbal; and Sri Aurobindo Public School, Sahakar Nagar; attended interactive sessions at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS). This is the first in a series of awareness campaigns for school students in the city.</p><p>Partners, including NCBS, ARTPARK, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, the Echo Network, and the Initiative for Climate Action, presented exhibits on mosquito breeding and dengue prevention efforts.</p>.<p>BeST and ARTPARK representatives explained predictive dengue models, while Dr Neha Mishra from Manipal Hospitals discussed vector-borne diseases and the importance of recognising symptoms and taking preventive measures.</p><p>BBMP Special Commissioner (Health) Suralkar Vikas Kishore stressed on the need to mobilise schoolchildren for dengue prevention and urged them to use the 1533 toll-free helpline to report water stagnation and potential breeding spots.</p>.Dengue: R Ashoka pulls up Karnataka government.<p><strong>Dengue warrior reel competition gains momentum</strong></p><p>The BBMP has extended the submission deadline for its dengue warrior reel competition to August 10.</p><p>Over 150 videos have been uploaded, tagging the BBMP health department and the special commissioner's official handles on social media.</p><p>The top five videos will win Rs 25,000 each, and the next five best will earn Rs 10,000 each. Educational institutions with the most entries can win Rs 1 lakh, and the teacher who encourages the most students will receive a cash prize of Rs 35,000.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: At least 40 students from three schools participated in a dengue awareness programme on Wednesday, organised by the BeST cluster and partners of the Rockefeller Foundation-Alliance for Pathogen Surveillance Innovations-India, in collaboration with the BBMP.</p><p>Students from classes 5 to 10 from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hebbal; UAS Campus School, Hebbal; and Sri Aurobindo Public School, Sahakar Nagar; attended interactive sessions at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS). This is the first in a series of awareness campaigns for school students in the city.</p><p>Partners, including NCBS, ARTPARK, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society, the Echo Network, and the Initiative for Climate Action, presented exhibits on mosquito breeding and dengue prevention efforts.</p>.<p>BeST and ARTPARK representatives explained predictive dengue models, while Dr Neha Mishra from Manipal Hospitals discussed vector-borne diseases and the importance of recognising symptoms and taking preventive measures.</p><p>BBMP Special Commissioner (Health) Suralkar Vikas Kishore stressed on the need to mobilise schoolchildren for dengue prevention and urged them to use the 1533 toll-free helpline to report water stagnation and potential breeding spots.</p>.Dengue: R Ashoka pulls up Karnataka government.<p><strong>Dengue warrior reel competition gains momentum</strong></p><p>The BBMP has extended the submission deadline for its dengue warrior reel competition to August 10.</p><p>Over 150 videos have been uploaded, tagging the BBMP health department and the special commissioner's official handles on social media.</p><p>The top five videos will win Rs 25,000 each, and the next five best will earn Rs 10,000 each. Educational institutions with the most entries can win Rs 1 lakh, and the teacher who encourages the most students will receive a cash prize of Rs 35,000.</p>