Monday, September 5, 2016

WHO To Announce Sri Lanka As A Malaria Free Country Tomorrow (06)

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Dr.Poonam addressing the Press Briefing
The World Health Organization (WHO) is due to announce Sri Lanka as a country free from Malaria and award the Malaria Elimination Certificate tomorrow (06) according to Director of World Health Organization for South East Asia Region Dr.Poonam Ketrapal Singh.

The Malaria Elimination Certificate will be awarded to Sri Lanka's Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne during the ongoing Health Minister's Summit of the South and South Eastern Asia Region in Colombo tomorrow Dr.Poonam has stated during the press briefing held at Nelum Pokuna theater regarding the  summit this morning.

As no indigenous case of Malaria has been reported from the country during the last three years Sri Lanka has recently applied from the WHO for Malaria Elimination Certificate.

Sri Lanka has received the Filariasis Elimination Certificate from WHO on 21st of July.

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