As part of the government’s efforts in preventing the nation wide spread of dengue fever, President Mohamed Nasheed has this evening, assigned the Maldives National Defence Force to acquire the relevant information from concerned health authorities in the atolls immediately. The task of compiling all associated information from the people has been entrusted for implementation to the Local Government Authority via Local Councils. These details were revealed in a press release issued by the President’s Office this evening.
In the press release, the President calls for the full support of the people in the government’s efforts against the dengue epidemic, and appeals to every person to provide genuine information. It also states that any person found guilty of offering false information, will be held accountable for, and taken action against, by the respective authorities.
Following the sudden outbreak of this infectious viral fever, the President has appointed a high level task force to oversee the execution of the programme under his direct supervision.
The president today visited the task force centre to monitor the progress of the steps being taken by the task force. He also discussed with the members to devise a plan of action which has been immediately put in place to combat the outbreak.