From whale-watching to hotels to public health campaigns, Sri Lanka's military have been entrusted with a new role.
Over 10,000 Sri Lankan military officers are to be deployed to find dengue fever the Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena announced.
In a statement, Sirisena said,
“Security forces will assist the national campaign against dengue,”
Troops have been deployed to drain large pools of stagnating water.
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