Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Sri Lanka Schools Enact Measures to Combat Dengue and Chikungunya
The Sri Lankan government is making sure schools are safe from dengue and Chikungunya, which are diseases spread by mosquitoes.
Schools must find and get rid of places where mosquitoes can breed.
If they don't, the people in charge of the schools could get in trouble.
Dengue can cause fever, headache, and pain, while Chikungunya causes fever and joint pain.
The government wants to keep kids healthy by stopping the spread of these illnesses.
These measures are in response to increasing cases of both diseases.
Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education issued new instructions to prevent the spread of dengue and Chikungunya in schools.
School principals may face legal action if mosquito breeding sites are found.
Each school must develop and implement its program to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.
Dengue and Chikungunya cases are on the rise in Sri Lanka.
Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease causing fever and severe joint pain.
- Who
- Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education
- What
- Issued new instructions to prevent dengue and Chikungunya in schools
- When
- Issued on June 9
- Where
- Schools across Sri Lanka
- Why
- To curb the spread of dengue and Chikungunya
- Key Diseases Targeted
- Dengue and Chikungunya
- Enforcement
- Legal action for principals with mosquito breeding sites.
- Schools Affected
- All public and government-approved private schools.
- Mosquitoes
- Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are carriers
- Chikungunya Symptoms
- Fever and severe joint pain.
- Dengue Symptoms
- High fever, headache, rash, muscle and joint pain.