Dabur Odomos Pledges to Make India #DengueFree
Spreads awareness on effective prevention from Dengue & Malaria
Chennai, 23 Aug 2023 : Moving forward on its mission to make India Dengue Free, Odomos — India’s most prefe rred personal application mosquito repellant brand from the House of Dabur — today announced the launch of it s mega initiative, #MakingIndiaDengueFree. Under this initiative, Odomos will be reaching out to people across the country, educating them about prevention from mosquito bites and distributing free samples of Odomos mo squito repellant creams to protect themselves from dengue-causing mosquitoes this Monsoon.
The campaign would also cover students and teachers in schools across the country. Flagging off the initiative in Chennai today, Dabur conducted an awareness session amongst more than 300 kids from Panchayat Union Mid dle School in the city to educate the students, teachers as well as parents about effective prevention from Deng ue causing mosquitoes. The special awareness session was conducted by a leading medical practitioner in the ci ty.
“As a brand, Odomos has been working towards keeping people stay safe from Dengue and other deadly mosq ui to-borne diseases. Moving ahead on this mission, we have taken up this social initiative to help build public a war eness and protect them from falling prey to mosquito bites. There has been a significant increase in the nu mber of Dengue cases in recent years. One important factor is lack of awareness about the fact that dengue is caused by aedis agepti, which is a day-biting mosquito. Officer-goers and students are prone to falling prey to this mosq uito when they are outdoors, commuting between work and home or in schools and playgrounds. The need of th e hour is to spread awareness around preventive measures and help them safeguard themselves from Dengue causing mosquitoes,” Mr. Sanath Pulikkal, Marketing Head- Home Care, Dabur India Ltd, said.
Addressing the awareness camp, Dr. Parmeshwar Arora, M.D. (Ayurveda), B.H.U. said: “Prevention is the key to avoid diseases like Dengue. With the mosquito season approaching, it was important to increase awareness about the necessity of outdoor protection for kids as well as for office goers. Making India Dengue free campaign is an initiative in the same direction, and I am glad to be associated with this cause.”
Contrary to popular perception, diseases like Dengue and Malaria are spread by daytime mosquitoes. Children are at risk of being bitten by these mosquitoes, not just while playing in the open but also inside the closed confi nes of their rooms. Even people in offices are at risk of falling sick after being bitten by these mosquitoes. Odom os is the only personal application product that offers users complete protection from daytime mosquitoes that spread such life-threatening diseases. Dabur Odomos has also been certified to be safe for use on infants and ch ildren in a test conducted by leading pediatricians. Dabur Odomos’ personal applications range includes easy to use and skin friendly anti mosquito cream, spray and a fabric roll-on, Mr. Santosh Jaiswal, Category Head – Hom e Care, Dabur India Ltd said.
About Odomos
Odomos offers 100% protection against mosquito bites. New advanced Odomos range uses a formula which ma sks the distinctive body odour that human skin emits. Therefore, the mosquito cannot detect the human being, making the individual invisible to the mosquito. Conventional mosquito repellants like mats and coils, offer pro tection when one is in the closed confines of a room, whereas the Odomos personal application range offers pro tection not only inside the house but also when one is outdoors where the chances of getting bitten by disease-c ausing mosquitoes is very high. It is also certified to be safe for use on infants and children in a test conducted by leading paediatricians. Odomos is a personal application product that offers users complete protection from d ay-time mosquitoes that spread such life-threatening diseases.
