10 15 » 28 30 SECTION A MODULE 1 - GATHERING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION Read the extract below carefully and answer the question that follows. Chikungunya was first reported in Southern Tanzania in 1952, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The chikungunya virus is carried by two types of mosquitoes — the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and the Asian tiger mosquito. So far, the virus strain circulating in the Americas is primarily spread by the former. For public health authorities, the first line of attack was to destroy all breeding sites for the mosquitoes, which bite during the day and need only a few drops of stagnant water in which to lay their eggs. Late last year, CARICOM leaders met and agreed on a plan to tackle “CHIK-V" (as it is commonly called). This plan saw the WHO and the Pan-American Health Organization facilitating the bulk purchase of essential public health supplies, such as bed nets, insecticides and repellent, as well as widespread campaigns to educate citizens and stakeholders in the tourism industry, with the media and local goverment bodies playing key roles in delivering the message about the need forall citizens to be part of the fight. Regional leaders also acknowledged the need to strengthen vector-control response capacities. Public health agencies across the region have been on all-out education campaigns to sensitize their populations about the need to get rid of mosquito-breeding sites. In Trinidad and Tobago, the health minister took the unprecedented step of writing a letter about the virus that was posted to households across the country. The Chikungunya Bus Tour — which featured a bus Painted with the words “Don't get bite! You can help tackle CHIK-V and Dengue!" — was used to distribute fliers, mosquito nets, and “zappers” actoss the country. In Jamaica, the parish council in Trelawny issued tough warnings to litterbugs about the hazards posed by discarded tyres, cups, and containers — all perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes — and threatened to fine persistent offenders. Jamaica's chief medical officer urged every Jamaican to search for and destroy mosquito breeding sites in and around their homes, workplaces and communities, by getting rid of old tyres and containers in which water can settle, punching holes in tins before disposing of them, and covering large drums, barrels, and tanks holding water. “While the Government must lead the process, citizens have a major role to play in the reduction of the spread of this disease,” the health minister said, “Itis therefore important for all of us to ensure that we are not harbouring this mosquito in our homes. Personal responsibility is going to be of utmost importance in the reduction of the spread of this disease.” He appealed to Jamaicans to take ten minutes each week to look around their environs and ensure there was no ‘uncovered container with water that could breed mosquitoes. “Check your flower-pot saucers, dish drainboards, refrigerator troughs, plants, and pet feeding bowls. Scrub them clean,” the minister urged. Adapted from Caribbean Beat January/February 2015, Media and Educational Projects Ltd, Trinidad, p. 109. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02114022/CAPE 2015= Write an essay, in no more than 500 words, in which you (i) state the writer’s purpose (ii) discuss THREE organizational strategies and THREE language techniques used by the writer to achieve his purpose evaluate the validity of the information presented. Total 25 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 02114022/CAPE 2015