Overview
- Peru’s Comptroller General issued an official guidance report that faults Piura’s health units for minimal use of dengue-prevention money and warns the shortfall weakens the region’s response.
- By March 18, the region had spent a little over S/ 426,000 out of S/ 8.70 million available for 2026, which equals 5.04% of the budget set aside for fumigation, larval control, surveillance and care.
- The national dengue-control budget totals S/ 86,255,487, with S/ 8,037,871 assigned to Piura and later increased to S/ 8,699,964 with added resources for related health needs.
- Regional health data show 1,327 dengue cases through epidemiological week 10, with the heaviest loads reported in Veintiséis de Octubre, Sullana, Piura, Castilla and Catacaos.
- The watchdog says slow spending could stall mosquito-killing campaigns just as pooled rainwater fuels Aedes aegypti breeding, which risks larger outbreaks and fuller clinics if actions do not speed up.