'Healthy city' campaign starts
14/1/2005 7:35
Shanghai Daily news
The municipal government
launched a weeklong campaign to promote the concept of a "healthy city"
yesterday, just as a separate crusade against flies and mosquitoes
started.
Experts predicted a warm enough winter for vermin to survive. That
could lead to quick breeding in the spring.
It is the fourth straight year
the city has conducted moves to control the population of mosquitoes and other
insects.
Experts said garbage transfer points, greenland areas, stagnant
water and indoor areas, such as behind sofas, are ideal places for mosquitoes to
breed.
"It is important for property management companies to renovate water
scenery and garbage regularly," said Dr Zhu Renyi from the vector control
department of Shanghai Disease Prevention and Control Center. "For local
residents, it is useful to put a small amount of salt or fish in the water of
bonsai plants."
"The city focuses on creating a healthy environment, ensuring
a healthy food supply, encouraging healthy lifestyles, as well as promoting
healthy schools and neighborhoods," said Li Zhongyang, vice director of the
Shanghai Patriotic Health Campaign Commission.
"For instance, we examined 82
percent of vegetables, 60 percent of meats and 82 percent of bean products and
other edible agricultural products last year," she added.
Li said the biggest
concern of individuals is food safety.
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