Fifty-six-year-old Mohamed Basheer’s eyes still well up with tears when he recollects the day in 1990 when the LTTE issued an eviction order on all Muslims living in the Jaffna peninsula, giving them a few hours to quit a city that had been their home for as many generations as he could recollect.

Battle-ready not weary, the final push towards malaria-elimination is now on and an important meeting was held in Kandy recently not only to consolidate gains but also to share experiences and go ahead with mopping up operations.