SINGAPORE – The People’s Association (PA) will be giving away bottles of insect repellents to pregnant women from Saturday (Sept 10) at all community clubs in Singapore.
PA said in a statement today (Sept 8) that it worked with the National Environment Agency and Ministry of Health to secure 30,000 bottles of 30ml travel-sized insect repellents to distribute to mums-to-be, after “many mothers-to-be shared their concerns with our grassroots leaders and volunteers at community events and during house visits” following the outbreak of the Zika virus here.
Each pregnant woman can redeem a bottle of insect repellent at any community club convenient to them, PA said.
Each travel-sized bottle can last about three days of regular application by one person, it said. It’s meant to “help tide pregnant women over” until insect repellents are replenished at retail stores.
The women will have to show their maternity appointment card to collect the repellent. Family members can also help these women collect the repellent by showing the mum-to-be’s maternity appointment card.
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