Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe said his ministry is collaborating with the Rural Development and Local Government Ministry to ensure the issue of dengue and other vector-borne diseases is controlled as much as possible. Also, covid19 cases and respiratory viruses are being monitored, he said.

He was speaking to media after the launch of the opening ceremony of the joint Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha) regional global outbreak alert and response network (GOARN) tier 1.5 training: Orientation to National and International Outbreak Response and Carpha Emergency Response Evaluation Workshop at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, Port of Spain, on August 18.

He said the control of dengue remains high on the agenda of the government during the rainy season.