Kricak, The First Village to Spread Anti Dengue Mosquito in The City of Yogyakarta

EDP-Yogya.  A new history of efforts to control dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in the city began in Kricak village, Yogyakarta on August 15, 2016.  DHF control efforts were done by placing WolbachiaAedes aegypti eggs in 293 respondents’ home in this village. Gradually,…

EDP Participated in AIPI Silver Jubilee

Period : October 2015 In their silver anniversary Akademi Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (AIPI) featured four breakthrough researches including Eliminate Dengue Project-Yogyakarta that aims to control dengue using the Wolbachia bacteria. Dr Sjakon Tahija, chairman of the board of trustee of the…

Community dialogue in Yogyakarta

Period : August 2015 “Kelurahan Kricak is the champion of Yogyakarta for the number of dengue cases,” said Agata Ari Wulandari, village head (lurah) of Kricak at the beginning of the guided group discussions with the Eliminate Dengue Project Yogyakarta (EDP-Yogya) team, Tuesday…

Wolbachia on the rise in Yogyakarta sites

Period : January – July 2015 Following the egg releases in December 2014, result from field sites showed tha Wolbachia was steadily increasing in the mosquito populations of Jomblangan (site 2) and Singosaren (site 3). We hope to see this upward trend…

Community Engagementand Releasing of WOLBACHIA Mosquitoes & Eggs

2014 signified a year of important achievements for Yayasan Tahija. The intensive preparation works finally resulted in a well coordinated execution whereby EDP-Yogya conducted its initial release of the Wolbachia mosquitoes in Nogotirto on 22 January 2014 and in Kronggahan…