Public Health
Public Health is one of the most complex areas for governments to deliver to its citizens. However, by focusing on the fundamentals of disease control and prevention, it is possible to deliver significant and sustainable improvements in life expectancy and quality of life.Infectious diseases can be spread by:
- person-to-person contact
- contaminated drinking water
- contaminated food
- contact with animals (vectors such as mosquitoes, rodents or livestock)
The role of Pest Control in public health is to prevent the spread of disease spread by animal vectors. Doing so it also has a significant benefit in preventing the contamination of food and drink by pests.
The principal pests that have a major impact on public health in India include:
- mosquitoes (Risks include malaria, Chikungunya, dengue fever, yellow fever, Japanese B encephalitis)
- rodents (risks include Leptospirosis or Weil's diseases, cryptosporidiosis, hepatitis E, the plague and many parasites, such as fleas)
- cockroaches (risks include various food poisons such as E. coli and fecal allergens, as well as powerful allergens that can trigger asthma and allergies)
- house flies (Risks include food poisons, typhoid, dysentery and cholera)
Rentokil is the world’s leading provider of pest control services to governments and NGOs. We develop vector control programmes that have an immediate impact on pest numbers and then work with government agencies to train local people to deliver the benefits of pest control over the longer term.
For further information about the role of Rentokil Pest control in Public Health please email us at customercare.india@rentokil.com or call us under 1800 102 9888.
Interesting links
WHO – World Health Organisation
RSPH – Royal Society for Public Health