Social Mobilization for Dengue Control in Honduras

This paper describes how Honduras’ national dengue control programme was innovated by an action research project carried out in El Progreso (1990-1996). One intriguing vector control measure discovered by this project was a locally acceptable method for cleaning large cement washbasins and metal drums, known as “the Untadita” or “little dab”. A large-scale social mobilization and communication plan was developed in 1997 to promote the Untadita and several other vector control measures. The authors provide insight into how the social mobilization and communication plan has been implemented to date.