Health
Dr. Palitha Rajapaksa of the Badulla Teaching Hospital has been summoned to the Public Service Commission for a disciplinary investigation. It is reported that he has come to the Public Service Commission today (08) for questioning based on a statement he made about the current shortage of medicines. The doctor has said that he came …
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The Ministry of Health advises the public to stop using whitening toothpaste to whiten their teeth as they are not truly white. Commenting on this, Community Dental Consultant Dr. Shanika Muthuthanthri says that whitening toothpastes available in the market are not harmful, but they contain harsh ingredients such as silica or calcium carbonate. She points …
Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, says that some political parties in the North and East are misleading the people and creating unrest among them. He urges the people to act wisely as the aim of this group is to achieve their narrow political goals. The Minister said this while …
Do not be fooled by the hartal. It is a political conspiracy. Read More »
The Ministry of Education has issued a notification regarding the program to provide sanitary napkins to school students. The notification states that the program to provide sanitary napkins to the students this year will be implemented only through 4 trading institutions registered with the Sri Lanka Standards Institution and certified with SLS – 1732/2022. Accordingly, …
Sanitary napkins will be distributed to the students at the school itself. Read More »
It is reported that doctors at the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital have temporarily stopped prescribing external drugs to patients. Hospital sources say that this situation will remain in effect until the Ministry of Health officially issues new criteria for obtaining external drugs. This situation has reportedly arisen after the remand of Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital specialist Dr. …
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The Attorney General filed indictments against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and 12 others before the Colombo Permanent High Court today (26). The indictments relate to a case involving the purchase of substandard antibody vaccines. Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and several former cabinet ministers have been named as witnesses in the case. In addition, it is …
The “Community Health Vision – 2025” march and health educational exhibition, jointly organized by the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (CCPSL) and the Ministry of Health and Mass Media with the aim of providing knowledge about community health to the public for the health and well-being of the people, began under the patronage …
Plans are being made to minimize hospital admissions. Health Minister says . Read More »
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that it is time for public servants to abandon old habits and embrace new ones, and if they do not change, his government is ready to change them. The President expressed these views while participating in the World Environment Day celebrations held at Kegalle Nidahas Mawatha today (05). The President …
You change. Or we will change you. President warns public servants. Read More »
Considering the global threat posed by the new COVID-19 variant, the Ministry of Health has increased PCR tests in some hospitals, said Secretary to the Ministry of Health Dr. Anil Jasinghe. Accordingly, hospitals with PCR testing facilities are ready to identify COVID-19 patients, he added. The Secretary said that the Ministry has also instructed hospitals …
The British government has issued a travel warning to its citizens planning to visit Sri Lanka, advising them to take precautions when planning their trips due to the ongoing outbreak of chikungunya in the country.
A task force has been appointed to control the spread of dengue and chikungunya diseases, says the Secretary to the Ministry of Health of the Western Provincial Council L. A. Kalukapuarachchi. Meanwhile, more than 50 percent of the dengue patients reported in the island are reported from the Western Province. The Colombo Municipal Council says …
Dengue and Chikungunya Spread. Task Force to Combat Read More »
Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa says that there is sufficient insulin stock in the country so that there is no need to panic unnecessarily. Participating in the media briefing held today to inform the cabinet decisions, he said that insulin stocks sufficient for three and a half months had been imported into …
The media is lying. There is insulin for three months. Read More »
A malaria patient has been reported from the Ellakanda area of Horana. This person, who had been abroad, developed fever after arriving in Sri Lanka and was later admitted to the Horana Base Hospital for treatment. During the examination conducted there, it was confirmed that he was infected with malaria. At the same time, the …
A malaria patient has been reported from Horana. Read More »
Cardiologist Dr. Gotabaya Ranasinghe said that the number of heart patients reported daily in the country has increased. He stated this while participating in a press conference held in Colombo. He said that currently between 175 and 200 heart disease cases are reported per day and the main reason for this is the lack of …
Minister of Health and Media Nalinda Jayatissa has requested all print and digital media to respect the privacy of the doctor involved in the alleged rape incident at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. Issuing a statement today (11), the Minister requested media institutions to refrain from revealing her identity, emphasizing the need for sensitivity in reporting …
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A legal framework is being prepared to give women the right to decide whether to terminate their pregnancy by removing the fetus in cases of fatal birth defects that cannot be cured by medical treatment, says Sri Lanka Community Medical Specialists Association President Dr. Kapila Jayaratne. Dr. Kapila Jayaratne made this statement while participating in …
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A Chinese research team led by virologist Shi Zhengli has discovered a new corona virus species that poses a risk of transmission from animals to humans. The research team has stated that this new virus species is widespread among bats and can also be transmitted to humans, foreign media reports. The virus, identified as HKU5-CoV-2, …
A new corona virus that can be transmitted from bats is discovered. Read More »
Jayabo Bandara Wijesundara, a resident of No. 71/28, Dodanwala Place, Kandy, is suffering from a serious kidney disease and has been recommended kydny transplant by Dr. Serjit Somaiya, a nephrologist at Apollo Hospitals, to save his life. The cost of the transplant is about Rs. 40 lakhs and he is unable to raise the money …
The Health Promotion Bureau says that high blood pressure is currently a major health problem in South Asian countries and is a major factor in the deaths of people under the age of 70. Dr. Shereen Balasinghe, a community medicine specialist in non-communicable diseases, who joined the media awareness on this, says that approximately one …
One-third of the population suffers from high blood pressure. Read More »
Official instructions have been issued to refer pregnant women suspected of having Official instructions have been issued to refer pregnant women suspected of having influenza to admit the hospitals with specialists for the disease, said Dr. Chinthana Perera, Community Health Specialist at the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health. to admit the hospitals with …
Special notice to pregnant mothers who have contracted influenza. Read More »
Hamisha Sonali Perera, a student of Sri Pali College, Horana, is suffering from Scoliosis and doctors have recommended that she undergo surgery immediately. The surgery will cost Rs. 4.5 million and her parents are unable to find the money, so they are hoping for donations. The girl, whose lung condition has worsened, is now experiencing …
Help with the surgery of Hamisha Perera, a student of Sri Pali College, Horana… Read More »
Divasa Pharma claims that its company has been registered with the Medicines Regulatory Authority continuously since 2018. The company said this in a letter in response to a statement made by Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa in Parliament recently. Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said in Parliament recently that a company called Divasa Pharma, which is not …
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Education Ministry Secretary Nalaka Kaluwewa has said that steps will be taken to suspend the posting of development officers working in schools to other government offices. He said this during a discussion held with representatives of several school development officer associations. Both parties have pointed out that when recruiting development officers to the teaching service, …
Here is the decision taken by the Ministry of Education regarding development officers, Read More »
The government has decided to recall the officials who were sent to various countries for diplomatic services during the previous government based on their kinship and political connections. Accordingly, it is reported that it has been decided to recall 16 of those officers in the first phase. So far they have been informed in this …
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