Malacca Health Department moves to prevent post-flood diseases

MALACCA: The Malacca Health Department on Wednesday began implementing post-flood disease-prevention measures.        

Its director, Datuk Dr Ghazali Othman, said the phase-by-phase implementation was aimed at preventing the spread of dengue, typhoid, cholera and other diseases, and getting rid of rats and houseflies.

He said the measures included destroying mosquito breeding grounds, larvaciding and disinfecting with lysol.   

Dr Ghazali advised the people to keep their houses and environment clean so that the disease-prevention programme could run smoothly.

The situation in the flood-hit area of Melaka is improving, and as at 8am today the number of evacuees had dropped to 90 at the relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Belimbing Dalam Durian Tunggal in Alor Gajah. - Bernama