A Seminar on “New Trends in Dengue Prevention and Treatment”
A seminar on “New Trends in Dengue Prevention and Treatment” was conducted on the 25th of March 2024 by the Organisation of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka (OPA). The event, which was organized by the Health and Nutrition Committee of the OPA, featured Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, Director, Dengue Control Program and Consultant Community Physician, Dr. Jayantha Weeraman, Consultant Pediatrician, and Dr. Sanath Hettige, Consultant in Family Medicine and Chairman, Health and Nutrition Committee of the OPA, as guest speakers. At the seminar, it was revealed that the health authorities are trialing innovative methods of dengue control in a bid to stop the spread of the disease, such as infecting mosquitoes with the Wolbachia bacteria, sterilizing male mosquitoes and using of spatial repellants.
