Three Member Foreign Medical Team To Investigate On Sri Lankan Dengue Epidemic

A three member Foreign Medical Team headed by the Former Chief of the Epidemiology Unit Of The World Health Organization(WHO) Arrived Sri Lanka last Saturday to find the Causes for the Increased Number of Dengue Deaths in Sri Lanka within this year and the reasons for the Dengue Epidemic.

The team is headed by the Professor Siri Penn and also included a Specialist Doctor and a Nursing Consultant.The Team is due to hold Seminars in Colombo,Kandy and Galle to identify the causes for the Dengue Deaths and the Epidemic.During the Seminars these Medical Experts are due to exchange ideas with the local Medical Consultants and the Nursing Consultant is due to train local Nurses on handling of the Dengue Patients.The First Seminar of the Series is due to held in Colombo tomorrow.