The Kalutara Regional Directorate of Health Services (RDHS) deployed rapid-response mobile public health units across flood-prone divisional secretariat divisions today, September 23, 2026.

Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) and epidemiology squads conducted water testing, distributed water purification chlorine tablets, and inspected community drinking wells inundated by sudden runoff in low-lying areas. Health officials also administered prophylactic medication against leptospirosis (rat fever) to agricultural workers and residents, emphasizing that early intervention and boiling drinking water are critical to mitigating seasonal waterborne infection clusters.