Dispersion has the potential, via shifts in long-term weather patterns and extreme weather events, to expose and thus sensitize populations to novel allergens.
"We have sensitized populations over the years.
Blast damage to buildings and fear of building collapse from previous and/or future detonations can cause people to run into the open and expose themselves to additional fallout radiation, particularly in earthquake sensitized populations, as in much of Iran.
During six days children roamed communities bringing messages of peace, tolerance and friendship to promote acceptable standards of behaviors among populations from different neighborhoods and sensitize populations on HIV/AIDS prevention and hygiene.
Community-based diabetes screening programs can help sensitize the population and identify new cases.
"We also sensitize the population to be responsible on their own, to handle things so that tomorrow will be better in our village – for us, our children and the surrounding areas".
"I had heard about cholera several times", says José. "Every year at the same period, during the rainy season, radios all over the country would sensitize the population about the disease.
This clearly shows that there is a need to sensitize this population to seek medical assistance as soon as symptoms of dysphagia start to develop, to improve the treatment outcomes.
These obstacles must, however, be addressed and include resistance to legal change by the traditional healers, passivity of some public officials, lack of sufficient resources at the state level to sensitize the population, and the lack of knowledge of the law banning FGM.
They volunteered to participate in sensitizing the population about the disease," notes Dr. Andreey.
A large UNICEF-supported multimedia awareness-raising campaign, comprising a musical album, a short film and video clips were aired on television during six months, sensitizing the population on the long-denied phenomenon of child trafficking.
