Reports

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has accepted the advice of the Disaster Relief Fund Advisory Committee and approved from the Disaster Relief Fund a grant of $747,000 to Amity Foundation, Hong Kong…

The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Cost of Living (CSCL) in accordance with the president’s instructions has made a decision to provide drought affected people a ‘relief pack’ with essential items worth Rs. 5,000 per month, for the…

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the relevant officials to deploy Army personnel at the Divisional Secretariat level to look into the welfare of the people affected by drought. He has given these instructions during a special meeting…

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…

Alliance2015 partners in Sri Lanka (ACTED, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and People in Need) are launching a three-month emergency relief and recovery project funded by the Emergency Fund of Alliance2015 in Ratnapura District to support early recovery…

Under the three-day island-wide dengue prevention program commenced from yesterday (27th July) nearly 35, 720 premises in Western Province were inspected and 330 of them were prosecuted for maintaining possible dengue breeding places. This three-day program was…

90 865 cases 269 deaths KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sri Lanka’s current dengue outbreak is having an adverse impact on public health. Since January until 17th July 2017, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine has…

82 543 cases 250 deaths KEY HIGHLIGHTS There is an increase in the number of dengue cases in Sri Lanka this year. Since January until 7th July 2017, as many as 82,543 dengue cases, including 250 deaths, have been…

Seventeen medical professionals of Sri Lankan origin who are members of the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Norway, the United States, France, Bahrain and Germany worked in partnership with the Sarvodaya…

Operation summary The activation of South-West Monsoon weather conditions, have caused heavy rainfalls since 25 May 2017 in the South-Eastern parts of the island. This triggered a major flood and landslide situation in the country, affecting thousands…