“Given the number of increasing casualties and the people affected by dengue, I am making a very special appeal to all my priests in the Archdiocese of Colombo to please spend time today, Sunday, January 22 as a special day of prayer and activity to help curtail the spread of this disease among our people. “I would very much encourage them to organise voluntary cleaning programs of their respective churches, schools and institute premises and the surroundings as well as the area within and outside their houses, removing all factors that may contribute to the breeding of dengue-carrying deadly mosquitoes.
“I appeal very specially to the youth to spearhead this program in the neighbourhoods and surroundings on this particular day.
“I myself will be taking part in this campaign personally at St.Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena today. It would be also significant if the Fathers could speak to the religious leaders of the other communities and get them to join this campaign.
“Let us help Sri Lanka and rid itself of the menace of dengue.”
Malcolm Cardinal Ranjit