Wolbachia Project to be extended to Colombo, Gampaha for Dengue control

Colombo, Dec. 19 (Daily Mirror)- Recommendations have been made to extend the implementation of the Wolbachia special dengue control project to all Medical Officers of Health Divisions in the Colombo and Gampaha districts.

The initiative has proved successful in controlling dengue in the Colombo North Medical Officer of Health Division and therefore Senior Advisor on National Security to the President and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayaka has offered guidance to the relevant authorities to extend the project.

He emphasized the need to secure the support of the armed forces and the police and also suggested assigning responsibilities to the relevant government institutions to formally address dengue control in governmental bodies.

Sagala Ratnayaka issued these directives during a progress review meeting on the current status of the programme to control the spread of dengue held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday.

The meeting delved extensively into the measures adopted in the past to control the spread of dengue, with particular focus on Medical Officers of Health Divisions that have witnessed a surge in dengue cases, especially in the Western Province.

Emphasis was placed on the significant control achieved in the spread of dengue, attributed to various awareness and monitoring measures supported by the armed forces and the police.

The meeting highlighted that the continued implementation of these programmes in the upcoming weeks is expected to further enhance the control of Dengue.