Hygiene Education Campaign Battles Spread of Avian Influenza In Egypt

This article describes some of the bird flu preventative activities and awareness-raising sessions that are part of a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) avian influenza campaign in Egypt. The article describes how health workers are visiting communities to teach villagers, most of whom are the women and girls who look after the poultry, about how to prevent the spread of avian flu. The health workers are using flip charts and other simple tools to explain the hygiene measures needed to avoid avian influenza infection.

According to the article, the campaign is also educating school children about avian influenza. Messages about the dangers of bird flu and how to prevent it are being integrated into the daily lessons at some of Egypt’s primary schools.