All-out effort to eradicate Dengue
Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena
Q: July has been declared as the National Dengue eradication
month. What are the programs to be launched?
A: All public and private premises and its environs will be
checked out for mosquito breeding grounds. Awareness Campaigns with
posters, cut-outs, banners, and handouts will be conducted throughout
the country. Around 50 micro biologist teams have been assigned to
detect all mosquito breeding spots.
Q: What is your message to the people to make this campaign a
success?
A: People must work closely with all institutions and
organisations in their effort to arrest the spread of the Dengue
epidemic. Everybody should act with a sense of responsibility to save
people and the country from the Dengue menace.
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