COMBATING THE CURRENT DENGUE EPIDEMIC BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The Public Health Department of Colombo Municipal Council is actively carrying out numerous programs in order to control and minimize the spread of Dengue.

The Chief Medical officer of Health Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni and his staff have organized teams to inspect and eradicate mosquito breeding areas in the city of Colombo. The Rapid Deployment Team attends to the areas as soon as a case of Dengue is notified to our department.


11/09/2017 Early morning fogging at D5 (5.30am)

8/09/2017 Researching to release Wolbachia Bacterium at Mattakkuliya by an Australian Research Team

9/9/2017 Fogging programme at D5

11/9/2017 ICON Spraying at Dharmapura

9/9/2017 5.30am fogging at De Mel watte

11/9/2017 Fogging Programme at Stacepura

11/09/2017 House to house Inspection at Aluthmawatha D1

12/09/2017 ICON spraying at Lionel Edirisinghe mw D4

12/9/2017 Early morning Fogging at Torrington avenue D4

Shangri la Hotel Construction Site inspection – D2B