
Maldives: Dengue Outbreak - Jun 2011
Disaster description
In the first half of 2011, a total of 1,289 cases of dengue were reported to the Centre for Community Health and Disease Control (CCHDC) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In a country with a population of 309,000, this represents a significant increase in incidence reported over the same period in the past two years (IFRC, 1 July 2011).