The Dengue Control Programme launched by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to combat the spreading of the disease in the Island proved to be a total failure and there is a need to launch a National Strategy Campaign based on new scientific methods to combat the Dengue Menace succesfully Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) of Sri Lanka urged in a letter sent to the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha.
Dengue Fever which caused by the Dengue Mosquito is spreading rapidley throughout the country as over 11,000 patients have been reported in this year up to now and the disease claimed 146 lives.
In this letter to the president GMOA stressed the need to appoint a Presidential Committee to implement this National Strategy on combating of Dengue and urged the President to intervene into this.The Dengue Control Campaign should be implemented under the supervision of Professionals and Scientists who are capable of addressing the issue and they should be given a free hand to take decisions GMOA further said.
Dengue Campaign should run without Political Influence GMOA stressed.