The Hon. Imran Maharoof
Asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media for data on dog-bite treatment in 2024, including national figures, Trincomalee District figures, MOH Division-wise stray dog bites in Trincomalee, and the district with the highest number of dog-bite victims. He also sought the annual cost of treating dog-bite cases and the Government’s planned measures to address the problem, asking for reasons if the information could not be provided.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House the - (i) number of persons who obtained treatment for dog bites during the period from 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024; (ii) number of persons in the Trincomalee District who were bitten by dogs during the aforesaid period; (iii) number of persons who were bitten by stray dogs during the aforesaid period in each of the MOH Divisions in the Trincomalee District, separately; (iv) name of the District in which the highest number of persons who were bitten by dogs during the aforesaid period reside; (v) amount spent annually on treating persons who are bitten by dogs; and (vi) measures that will be taken by the Government to solve the problem of dog bites?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Imran Maharoof. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 February 2025. No. 1740657427093848. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16395