Vector Control
VECTOR CONTROL UNIT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
The Vector Control Unit is one of the units under the Department of Health and Environment, responsible for monitoring and controlling vector-borne infectious diseases, particularly Dengue Fever, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, and Chikungunya.
To control Dengue Fever and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, the following services are provided:
i. Inspection and Elimination of Aedes mosquito breeding sites, especially in areas where Dengue cases have occurred.
ii. Thermal Fogging and Ultra-Low Volume (ULV) Misting in areas with reported Dengue cases.
iii. Legal Enforcement under the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975.
Under the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975, this unit provides a Counter for Inspection and Compound Payment for offenses related to Aedes mosquito breeding.
