Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 14828 29 In 2015, NEA conducted more than 1.4 million inspections and uncovered more than 19,000 breeding sites. Additionally, NEA performed serotyping and sequencing of dengue cases to gather information on the virus situation. With funding support from the Ministry of Finance, NEA also carried out more than 6,000 dengue tests, which facilitated prompt clinical management of patients by doctors and early vector control intervention. In addition, NEA upped its game in 2015 by using data analytics and setting up an islandwide Gravitrap surveillance network. During the year NEA increased its Gravitraps from 3,000 traps to about 30,000 traps covering 5,000 HDB blocks. Another 20,000 traps will be set up in another 3,000 HDB blocks in 2016. Gravitraps are black cylindrical containers with sticky surfaces that trap female Aedes mosquitoes looking for sites to lay their eggs. By tracking which Gravitraps are capturing mosquitoes, and analysing this data together with other field intelligence, NEA is able to obtain a better sense of the areas with higher mosquito Increased effort against dengue Controlling vector-borne diseases population and possible undiscovered sources of mosquito breeding, so that it can optimise its vector control efforts. The data collected from the Gravitraps helped to prepare NEA for the 2016 dengue outbreak. Analysis of all dengue risk factors forecasted the potential outbreak in 2016 and led NEA to mount its anti-dengue campaign in February 2016 – four months earlier than the usual dengue season. NEA also continued to check areas that have higher potential for dengue transmission, particularly construction sites. From January to December 2015, NEA issued Notices to Attend Court to more than 1,000 construction sites and more than 100 Stop Work Orders to construction sites. Over 100 court prosecutions were also taken against contractors for repeat offences. In addition, a list of construction sites issued with Stop Work Orders was published on the NEA website. At construction sites with dengue transmission, NEA ordered contractors to put in place temperature screening regimes to help detect dengue cases earlier. Contractors were also required to offer insect repellent to their workers and ensure GRAVITRAP An innovation of Environmental Health Institute NEA Call Centre Hotline; 1800-2255 632 NEA continued to monitor the rat situation in Singapore by providing advice and extending the funding support to town councils through the Rat Attack programme, and piloting a coordinated approach at areas with multiple stakeholders. The rat coordination task forces help to ensure that all stakeholders engage in a holistic and coordinated effort in the fight against rats by their own pest control operators and coordinating their respective rat control plans to manage the overall rat situation. In 2013, it was announced that Mount Vernon Columbarium will be cleared to make way for the development of Bidadari Estate. October 2015 marked the start of the registration process for the re-location of over 20,000 existing niches at the columbarium. As of February 2016, close to 7,500 claims have been registered. Claimants can opt to relocate niches to Mandai Columbarium, Choa Chu Kang Columbarium or other private places. Next of kin have until 30 June 2017 to claim the niches. Stepped up efforts against rats Relocation of niches from Mount Vernon Columbarium The number of dengue cases in Singapore declined to in 2015 claims have been registered 11,294 7,500 their dengue infected workers sleep under mosquito nets or in air-conditioned sick bays to prevent further transmission. These efforts paid off as the number of dengue cases in Singapore declined to 11,294 in 2015. This is a drastic reduction from the 22,170 cases in 2013 and 18,326 cases in 2014. NEA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016 NEA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 / 2016