Tag: public health

As cases surge in Sri Lanka, schools and religious institutions become main dengue mosquito breeding grounds

Big Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read Sri Lanka has recorded nearly 49,000 dengue infections and 30 deaths by June 25 this year, with more...

Sri Lanka’s air quality crisis: where data gaps meet drifting pollution

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed read In Sri Lanka, air quality consistently deteriorates between October and March, driven by monsoon wind shifts carrying polluted...

Toxic fallout: Mercury fears, substandard coal and a governance crisis converge at Norochcholai

Developing Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed read Mercury(hg) concerns linked to substandard coal at the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant have raised fears of toxic exposure,...