11/15/2010
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IRIN
COLOMBO, 15 November 2010 (IRIN) - Strict regulations preventing the building on, or blocking of, drainage channels need to be implemented if Sri Lanka is to have fewer urban flash floods, experts say.
08/16/2010
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IRIN
MAELIYA, 16 August 2010 (IRIN) - Sri Lanka has launched a massive community prevention campaign targeting dengue fever using billboards, TV spots and even schoolchildren.
07/21/2010
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Minivan News
An Environmental Protection Unit has been established by the Sri Lankan police to assist in the country’s current dengue eradication campaign which is being conducted by the army and police.
05/14/2010
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Asia News
Epidemiologists and health care unions slam the government for not investing resources to stop the spreading of dengue fever before the rainy season. The mosquito-borne virus causes tens of thousands of victims across Asia and Africa each year, during and right after the rains.