**3.2.5 Awareness and education of the public**

We believe that intensive awareness and educational campaigns supported by the media and endorsed by the governments will contribute in limiting the DVT problem. For example, school teachers and cashiers should be advised, and allowed, to move around during their working hours since their job entails long standing hours. Educational initiatives in the airports and airplanes in the form of brochures or brief videos are encouraged to increase travelers' awareness. With such efforts, it might be expected that there would be a reduction in the number of individuals who develop DVT which, in turn, might reduce the number of patients requiring treatment and follow up as post thrombotic syndrome long run.
