Sunday, July 9, 2017

Health Minister Has Advised A Visiting WHO Expert Team To Prepare An Urgent Dengue Control Method

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has advised the
visiting two member World Health Organization (WHO)Expert Team to prepare an urgent method  to control the  Dengue epidemic spreading in several districts of the country and hand over it by tomorrow (10).

Two member WHO Team comprising with a Dengue specialist Doctor and An Epidemeologist from Thaland is currently in Sri Lanka to inspect the Dengue situation in Sri Lanka.The team is currently visiting the Dengue hit districts to witness the situation there according to the Ministry Of Health.

The WHO team had met with Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne at the Health Ministry and informed him on the methods used by other countries to control Dengue epidemic .After getting  informed on the Sri Lankan situation the WHO Expert team praised the authorities the way they manage the Dengue situation Ministry has stated.

The WHO Expert team had handed over a stock of Dextran-40 drug prescribe for Dengue patients to the Minister during the meeting.

According to the Epidemeology Unit more than 80,000 Dengue patients have been reported from the country during first six months of this year and 245 have died due to the disease.


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