CMC calls for more cooperation to fight spread of diseases

Shirley WIJESINGHE

COLOMBO: The Colombo Municipal Council's Public Health Department has drawn the attention of all Government Institutions, Private Organisations and the public in Colombo on the need to strictly adhere to the instructions issued in dealing with Mosquito-borne diseases with a view to control the spreading of diseases like Chikungunya and Dengue.

"As both diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes which breed in fresh water collections, the occupier of every place should take following precautionary measures for the purpose of preventing mosquito-borne diseases", the CMC's Public Health Department's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam said.

Any places where water could collect and stagnate should be eliminated, all gutters, down-pipes and drains cleared of all obstructions to the flow of water and all cisterns, tanks and other receptacles for water should be maintained, kept closed or covered as to make them mosquito-free.

All wells in the vicinity should also be properly maintained, he added.