සෞඛ්‍ය වෛද්‍ය නිලධාරී කොට්ඨාශ 74ක විශේෂ ඩෙංගු මර්දන සතියක්

Daily Mirror reports that a special dengue control week will begin nationwide on November 9. Newswire and Ada Derana report that the national prevention programme is scheduled to run from November 9 to 14; Newswire says it will cover 74 Medical Officer of Health divisions.

Newswire reports that the Ministry of Health and Mass Media announced the initiative through Senior Assistant Secretary for News and Publicity Lakshmendra Damayanthakumara Tennakoon. Newswire says the programme was originally planned for November 2–7 but was rescheduled because of adverse weather.

Newswire reports that the campaign is intended to address potential epidemic risks flagged by recent patient trends, entomological indices and changing weather patterns. It says the National Dengue Control Unit, public administration and local government bodies, provincial councils, the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat, police, the Tri-Forces and volunteer organizations will work together.

Newswire says planned work includes coordinating the MOH divisions, sending out joint inspection teams, removing breeding sites from abandoned premises and organizing cleanup drives at schools, pirivenas, universities and religious sites. It also reports that an operations room will track daily activity.

Newswire reports that Acting National Dengue Control Unit Director Dr. Kapila Kannangara said entomological indicators and patient reports are being monitored continuously. The ministry has also asked media organizations to publicize the campaign and share prevention information, according to Newswire.

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