Ministry Of Health To Allocate Five More Hospitals To Treating IDP Patients

Ministry Of Health to allocate another Five Government Hospitals to treating the growing number of In displaced Civilians arrived from the Rebel held area in the North.Ministry is also due to create two field hospitals next weak in Mannar and Vavuniya for treating the IDP Patients.

The Five Hospitals Ministry is decided to allocate for the IDP Patients are Kantale,Madwachchiya,Kabithigollawa,Dambulla and Kurunagala Hospitals.The Two Field Hospitals to be set up in the Districts Of Mannar and Vavuniya are funded by the United States Embassy in Colombo.

There are around Seven Government Hospitals now allocated for treating the IDP Patients.

Health Ministry To Closed Down Handala Mental Hospital

Ministry Of Health decides to Closed down the Handala Mental Health Hospital one of the three Major Mental Hospitals in Sri Lanka and the patients and the Staff of the Hospital is to recruit to another Hospital at Kandana in Colombo District.

Cabinet too approved this decesion Health Ministry Officials says.

Meanwhile The All Ceylon Nurses Union charged that the Ministry of Health is trying to restrict the Patient Care Facilties by closing down the Mental Hospital.The facilities provided at the New Hospital is not adequate to the Medical Staff including of the Toilet facilities says the secretery of the Union Mr.A Jayamanne."Our Union is already requested the Ministry to reverse their decesion on closing down of the Hospital" he stressed.There are around 180 patients receiving treatment at the hospital at the moment and the Medical Staff including the 3 Doctors and 14 Nurses.

Prabhakaren May Have Retained Submarine To Flee From Island -Daya Master Revealed

LTTE Leader Valupillai Prabhakaren who is in the small area in the No War Zone with his son Charles Anthoney and few other Rebel Leaders may have retained a Submarine to escape from Sri Lanka "Commanding General Officer of the 58th division of the Sri Lankan Army Brigadier Shavendra De Silva said today.

This was revealed to the forces by the Surrendered LTTE Media Head Daya Master.Brigadier De Silva quoting Daya Master and says that the Prabhakaren is only getting the support of LTTE Intelligence Chief Pottu Amman and Sea Tiger Leader Soosei and other Leaders will leave him if they are having a chance.

Sri Lankan Navy already put a Naval Blockade around the Northern Mulativue Seas to prevent LTTE Leaders and Cadres by escaping the Island via Sea.
Meanwhile Sri Lankan Forces said 613 Militants were killed during the confrontation with the forces in the first weak of April.