Dengue eradication week in schools
Dharma Sri Abeyratne
The Education Ministry will hold a school based Dengue Eradication
Week from June 8 to 15 to combat the dengue menace.
Accordingly, the Education Ministry has already informed Provincial
and Zonal Education authorities to make arrangements to make aware of
principals, students and parents regarding the Dengue Eradication Week.
The principals will lead the program with the assistance of students
and parents to make sure the school environment is free from the Dengue
threat.
Under this program, mosquito breeding places will be identified and
steps will be taken to destroy them. In addition to the Dengue
prevention activities, the principals are advised to conduct a 'School
environment cleaning program' on every Friday from 7.30 a.m. to 8.00
a.m. considering it as a National task, the Education Ministry sources
said.
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