Informes

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster A total of 142,361 suspected Dengue cases have been reported to the Epidemiology Unit, Sri Lanka from all over the island for the last 8 months in the year of 2017…

His Excellency Kenichi Suganuma, the Ambassador of Japan in Sri Lanka visited Anuradhapura District to be present at the opening of the Maternal and Child Health Centre in Buddhangala, Padaviya Division, which has been constructed under…

SITUATION OVERVIEW On 25 and 26 May 2017, heavy rainfall and strong winds brought by the southwest monsoon led to flooding and landslides in 15 of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka. Galle, Kalutara, Matara and Ratnapura…

110 372 cases 301 deaths KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sri Lanka is reporting an increased number of dengue cases. From 1 January to 28 July 2017, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine (MoH) Sri Lanka…

Another Dengue eradication programme, planned jointly by Ministry of Education and Ministry of Defence in parallel with the ongoing Presidential Task Force on Dengue control got underway on Friday (28th July), states Army media sources. 791…

The Action Plan to Control the Dengue Epidemic prepared by WHO representatives, who arrived in the island, will be implemented. It will control Dengue by 50 percent within four weeks, Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senarathne said. He…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster A total of 103,114 suspected dengue cases have been reported to the Epidemiology Unit, Sri Lanka from all over the island for the last 7 months in the year of 2017…

Secretary to the President, Austin Fernando held a special meeting with the Operation Committee on Dengue Prevention today (19th July) at the Presidential Secretariat. Heads of the Institutions of health sector joined this meeting. As the 30 percent…

From 1 January to 7 July 2017, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health (MoH) Sri Lanka reported 80 732 dengue fever cases, including 215 deaths. This is a 4.3 fold higher than the average…

The Government of Kuwait has decided to extend financial assistance to Sri Lanka promoting the ties between the two countries. Accordingly, the Government of Kuwait will provide assistance to several projects in Sri Lanka including promoting the…