Dengue prevention assistants withdraw from Covid-19 related duties
UTV | COLOMBO -The All Ceylon Dengue Prevention Assistants Association (ACDPAA) has decided to withdraw from Covid-19 related duties. This decision has been taken in...
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dengue: Over 29,000 cases reported island-wide
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A total of 29,123 dengue cases and 58 dengue deaths had been reported from all parts of the country so far this year as...
Citra partners DMMC to support Dengue prevention and control
UTV | COLOMBO – Citra, Sri Lanka’s first Social Innovation Lab, has partnered with the Mount Lavinia Municipal Council to develop a citizen-centered open source...
All media join Dengue prevention campaign
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Ministry of Finance and Mass Media, and the Department of Government Information (DGI) in coordination with all the media institutions, mobile telephone...
2% Tax on abandoned lands if Dengue breeding sites found
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – A tax sum worth 2% of the value of the land will be imposed on abandoned lands in the Western Province if...
Education Ministry directs students to wear clothes to protect from mosquito bites
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Education Ministry decided to change the school uniform, as the majority of the Dengue cases among children have been reported among...
15 Dengue breeding sites discovered at Moratuwa University
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Health has reported 15 locations with Dengue mosquito larvae were discovered at the Moratuwa University premises....
Two-week cleaning program from tomorrow
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine have taken steps to launch a two-week cleaning program with the public participation to...
Blood test charges reduced
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne has informed the National Drug Regulatory Authority (NDRA) on Tuesday (20) to conduct an investigation to check whether...
Dengue Prevention Efforts In Schools During Weekend
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – A dengue prevention programme will be carried out across the island focused on schools. The Ministry of Health said the dengue prevention...