LTTE Lost More Boats As The Fall Of Their Final Stronghold Is Nearing

Sri Lankan Navy destroyed Five LTTE Boats on yesterday and today in the Northern seas and rescued seven bodies of LTTE members and Two weapons Security Sources said.Out of this Navy and the Army destroyed Three LTTE Boats on yesterday at the Mulativue Seas and Two at the Alampil Area.

Forces also recovered a Limousine used by the LTTE Leader Valupillai Prabhakaran as they encircled the entire One Square Kilo Meter area of the LTTE'S heartland .The final stronghold of the LTTE Puthukkuduyirippu Area is going to fall in to the hands of the Government Forces at any time Sources further said.

In the latest confrontation between Government Forces and the LTTE in Northern Sri Lanka Leader of the LTTE'S Charles Anthony Brigade Amithab and the Deputy Leader Kobith were killed by the Forces yesterday.In another development Thirteen LTTE Cadres including an Explosives Expert were killed by the Special Task Force at the Lahugala in the Eastern District of Ampara.

Two Hundrad One Dengue Patients Reported From Colombo In First Three Months

Two Hundrad One Dengue Patients were reported and Four Patients died from the Disease in Colombo City during the first Three Months of this year(January to March) Chief Medical Officer of Colombo Pradeep Kariyawasam said."This number is shown a slight increase when compared to the number of Dengue Cases reported during the first Three Months in last year He stressed.During January and March last year One Hundred Seventeen Dengue Patients were reported from the City.

According to Dr.Kariyawasam out of these Dengue Patients reported this year One Hundred Five reported in January,Sixty Five in February and Thirty One in March.There were Two Dengue Deaths reported in January and One each in the Months of February and March he stressed.Majority of these Patients were Children or Youth he pointed out.

A "National Dengue Prevention Weak" is declared in the Colombo City during 20-26th of April to keep people in the City aware on the Disease he further said.

Prabhakaran's Son Got Injured During Confrontation With Forces

Eldest Son of the LTTE Leader Valupillai Prabakaran , Charles Anthony(24) was Injured last weak during Confrontation with Sri Lankan Ground Forces at Puthukkuduyirippu Area in the Northern Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Army Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said today.

"Charles Anthony was sustained with Injuries. But the Forces stll not received any information on how serious they were" according to Brigadier Nanayakkara.Anthony and his Father Prabakaran an Internationally wanted War Criminal are believed to be hiding in a Bunker located in the No War Zone of the Northern Sri Lanka.

WHO Report Too Cleared Rubella Vaccine's Relation To Death Of The Girl Student

Two Specialists Doctors attached to the World Health Organization(WHO) who conducted an Inquiry on the Rubella Vaccine related Death in Matara MOH Area stated in their report that the given Rubella Vaccine was not caused the Girl Student's Death. Girl Student Died due to the Shock caused by the Allergic Reaction she was having at the time Report stated.
The Rubella Vaccine available here are in good quality and storage of the Vaccine is upto the standard the report further added.The prelimanary Inquiry held on the Incident by the Epidemiologists too given same remarks.

In an Inquiry conducted by a Group of Epidemiologists on last weak found that the Registered Medical Officer(RMO)who administered the Rubella Vaccine to the deceased Girl Student Pashala Hanasani (12)was not considered the letter sent by Girl's Mother saying that the girl is having Allergic Reactions to Cow's Milk and Milk Products.The Special Investigations Unit of the Ministry Of Health is conducting a Special Inquiry on this at present and anyone found responsible for the Girl's Death will be punished according to the law Health Ministry Secretery Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage said during the Press Briefing held today regarding the WHO Inquiry Report.

Addressing the Briefing he says that the Investigations Unit especially focusing on the Medical Officer's decision of not to consider the letter of the Girl Student's Mother before injected her the Vaccine.

WHO Specialists cleary mentioned in their Report that In future Sri Lanka should adapt strong measures on how to respond in Allergic Reactions in such circumstances and Precautionary Measures taken Health Secretery Further Added.The Report already gave some recommendations to adapt in such situations he said.
Addressing at the occassion Deputy Director General of Health Services(Public Health) Dr.P Maheepala said that the State run National Immunization Campaign is recognized as one of the best in the region and in the world and with the help of it we are able to achieve Good Health Status"."WHO Report also praised our Immunaization Programme and the suspended Rubella Vaccination Programme will re commenced soon after the precautionary measures are introduced in to the System "he stressed.

WHO Report On Rubella Vaccine Incident Handover To The Minister

The WHO(World Health Organization) Report of the inquiry regarding "Rubella" Vaccine Incident which caused the death of a Girl Student and Sicken another 29 Students in Southern Province handover to the Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva yesterday(29).

Two WHO Doctors who are Specialized On Virology and Vaccines Dr.Madav Ram and Dr.Stephane Guichard conducted this Inquiry in Matara District of the Southern Province from Last Monday(23).They also recorded a statement from the Parents of the deceased Girl Student Pashala Hansani(12)who died after given the Rubella Vaccine on 19th.Twenty other Girl Students from the same school where Pashala Studied were hospitalized due to Alergies they developed.

The Findings and Recommendations of the WHO Report are due to announce at the Press Briefing scheduled to be held tomorrow in the Ministry Of Health.Meanwhile the Report of the Inquiry held on the Rubella Incident by the Team Of Epidemiologists already handover to the Health Minister on Last Monday and a Special Inquiry conducted by the Special Investigations Unit of the Health Ministry on this regard is due to handover soon Ministry Sources said today.

Action on those who are responsible for the Incident will be taken After Examining these Three Inquiry Reports Ministry Sources stressed.

Twenty Six Sea Tigers And One Navy Sailor Killed During Fresh Attacks In Mulativue

Twenty Six Sea Tigers and One Navy Sailor were killed during the confrontation erupted between the Sri Lankan Navy and the LTTE Sea Tigers this morning at Chalai Area in the District of Mulativue Sea Tiger Leader "Maran" was among those killed Navy Sources said.

Four Sea Tiger Boats were destroyed during the attack and Three Navy Sailors got injured Navy Sources further said.

WHO Specialists To Take Few More Days To Conclude Their Inquiry On Rubella Incident

Two Specialist Doctors attached to the World Health Organization who are Probing an Inquiry on the Death of a Girl Student in Matara of the Southern Province who died after receiving the Rubella Vaccine were informed to the Ministry Of Health that they will take few more days to conclude their Inquiry.

The WHO duo are earlier due to submit their Inquiry Report to the Health Minister by Tomorrow.However due to the need for conducting this Inquiry in Different Angles they take few more days to conclude their Inquiry Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis said.

Virology and Vaccine Specialists Dr.Madhav Ram of India and Dr.Stefan Guichard of France are in Matara these days to conduct this Inquiry .They already collected a statement from the Parents of the deceased Girl Student on that Incident.

The Report of the Inquiry conducted by a Team of Specialists of the Epidemiology Unit stated that Some Kind of Medical Negligance May caused the Death of the Girl Student.The report cleared all allegations made against the quality of the Rubella Vaccine used for the Rubella Vaccination Programme here by saying that the Vaccines are in good quality ,Good Storage Condition and not expired as some Unions charged.The Special Investigations Unit of the Health Ministry too are conducting a seperate Inquiry on this matter.