Friday, August 13, 2010

WHO Donated 1900 Vials Of Life Saving Dengue Injections To Sri Lanka

World Health Organization(WHO) Colombo office yesterday donated 1900 Vials of "Dextran-40" which is used to expand the Blood Plasma" of the critically ill Dengue patients to the Health Minister Maithreepala Sirisena.These  Injections which can be injected  to the patients through saline is made in Thailand and known as life saving drug of the Dengue Patients who are in critical state.

Ministry of Health already imported and distributed 300 vials of this injection to the   territory care Hospitals in the Island and another stock of 145o vials are scheduled to arrive shortly according to the Ministry sources.The WHO Representative in Colombo Dr.F.R Mehetha made the donation to the Health Minister yesterday.

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A Sudden Fire Erupted In A Tyre Shop At Armour Street

A sudden fire has broken out at a tyre shop near Armour street in Grandpass this evening (29) causing severe traffic congestion in the area....