The National Dengue Control Unit said this special programme is being carried out targeting 74 Medical Officer of Health (MOH) divisions identified as being at risk of a dengue outbreak.
Key Points
- Special Dengue Prevention Week to run from today (09) to 14 February.
- 74 high-risk MOH divisions to be covered.
- Support pledged by Police, Tri-Forces, and multiple other sectors.
Special activities planned
During the week, coordination work will be carried out across the relevant MOH divisions, and joint dengue inspection teams will be deployed.
Plans are in place to clean and destroy mosquito breeding sites in abandoned premises, carry out cleaning operations in and around schools, pirivenas, universities, and places of worship, and monitor daily progress through an operations room.
Multiple stakeholders join hands
Alongside the National Dengue Control Unit, full support for the programme will be extended by the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat, Sri Lanka Police, the Tri-Forces, and other voluntary organisations.
