Sunday, April 13, 2014

Immunization And Other Maternity /Infant Vaccines Are Not Supplied To Government Clinics As Promised?

Although the Health Ministry has announced that the immunization and other vaccines prescribe for mothers and infants can be injected through the  all maternity and infant clinics run by  government hospitals  due to the ongoing strike of government midwives ,up to now no vaccine has been supplied to these clinics as promised according to the hospital sources.

Usually these vaccines are injecting  to mothers and infants through the MOH (Medical Officers Of Health)Offices throughout the island by midwives.due to the island wide continuous strike launched by the midwives from 02nd of April   injecting  of  these vaccines have been  suspended in these offices as the midwives have locked the MOH Office Clinics and taken the keys with them health source said
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Southern Express Highway Has Generated A Record Income Of Rs.5.8 Million Withing A Day

The Ministry of Highways has today(13) announced that a record number of 24,000 vehicles have used the Southern Express Highway withing 24 hours from 6 a.m on Yesterday(12) to 6 a.m on Today (13) by generating an income of Rs.5.8 million.the number of vehicles reported as using the Southern Express Highway during last 24 hours were the highest number of vehicles that have been used the express highway in 24 hour period since it's inauguration .

 since  the fares  for using express highways have been reduced a large number of passengers are reported as  traveling through the Southern Express Highway and other highways on this festive season according to the ministry.

The reduced fares of  express highways will be effected until 25th of April.

In other days around 8700 Vehicles are traveling through the Southern Express Highway daily according to the ministry of highways.in last year (2013) alone an income around Rs.3.4 million has been generated  daily through the southern express highway  and withing  that year Rs.1200 million had earned by the government through this highway  the Central Bank reports have indicated.

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