Health Minister Chua Jui Meng today criticised DAP chairperson Lim Kit Siang for making false accusations about the ministry ignoring the World Health Organisation's (WHO) alert o­n the dengue epidemic.

Lim had repeatedly said the ministry had ignored an alert issued by WHO last July warning all tropical countries including Malaysia to be prepared for an increase in the number of dengue cases in view of the unusually wet weather conditions.

During the Dewan Rakyat question-and-answer session, however, Chua ( photo ) refuted Lim's accusation as false.