About 106 health teams were deployed from state hospitals while 941 health staff, including doctors, nurses and pharmacists, are conducting mobile health clinics in all affected areas, Disaster Preparedness and Response Division National Coordinator Dr. H.D.B.Herath said.

He said the division is open 24 hours with a team of health professionals and supportive staff. About 53 vehicles have been mobilized for flood response activities from the Health Ministry.

Dr. Herath said essential drugs have been dispatched along with mobile health teams to flood affected areas. Emergency medical kits containing 84 drugs have been deployed. (CDN)