A Special Three Day Dengue Control Programme To Be Conducted From Today (26)At All Schools In Western Province

The Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine is due to launch a special three day Dengue Control Programme in all schools at Western Province from today (26) ,27th and 29th of August as there is a threat of increasing dengue mosquito breeding places inside school buildings.

As the government and private schools are due to reopen next weak after a month long school holidays the aim of the programme is to destroy dengue mosquito breeding places inside the school buildings and clean the environment the Ministry has stated,

Accordingly  540 teams comprising armed forces,police and health officials are due to inspect the school premises to find  dengue mosquito breeding places during the three day programme.

The Ministry Of Health has instructed the school authorities in Colombo ,Gampaha and Kalutara Districts belonging to the western province that either principle or a teacher should be there at schools during the three day dengue programme.

This year up to now around 35,000 Dengue Patients had been reported from the island   with 52 dengue Deaths.