Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Five Hundred Fifty Thousand In Sri Lanka Suffering From Low Vision And Blindness


Around 550,000 people in sri lanka are suffering from low vision and blindness Deputy Director General of Health Services (Public Health) Dr.Sarath Mahipala said yesterday(30).Out of this number their are 400,000 people with low vision and 150,000 with blindness he said.Also around 57,000 people are suffering from Cataract and 6000 with Diabetic Retinopathy he further added.

Around 45 million people in the world are suffering from blindness and 276 million with low vision according to the statistics.Ministry of Health in collaboration with the private sector is planning to conduct pre eye care tests for 4 million school children from next year he stressed.

Maligawatta Police Prevent Using of Loud Speakers For Dengue Prevention


Officials of the Public Health Division of the Colombo Public Health Department yesterday(29)stop Educating people in the Maligawatta area on Dengue after the Maligawatta Police prevent them of using Loud Speekers for Educating people on the Disease.Siting Noise Pollution Maligawatta Police prevent the officials of using Loud Speakers a Spokesman of the Public Health Division of Colombo Public Health Department Said.

Putin Hails Crimea Anexation After Election Win

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