President Maithripala Sirisena has called for a meeting of the Presidential Task Force on Dengue Eradication at the Presidetial Secretariat today.
The President has convened the meeting with a view to give necessary prioritization and guidelines for prevention of dengue in the country, President’s Media Division sources said.
The meeting will focus on invigorating the National Action Plan on Dengue Prevention especially to prevent the rise in the prevalence of the disease. The country has recorded 44,623 dengue cases so far this year.The number of deaths due to dengue so far is said to be 115.