North Central Province Docs to launch a token strike

All Doctors attached to the North-Central Province are decided to launch an one day token strike on 17th of this month over not paying their On Call Allowance from three months Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) announced yesterday(11).Some 500 Doctors attached to the all hospitals in Anuradhapura and the Pollonaruwa Districts will Join this Strike scheduled to be held at 8 a.m on the 17th till 8 a.m on the 18th of September Dr.Upul Gunasekara the Assistant Secretary of the GMOA said during a media briefing held yesterday(11).
The talks held with the Health Ministry Officials over this allowance failed he revealed.
Even the Docs of the Anuradhapura General Hospital receiving this monthly on call allowance since it's inception they too have decided to join the strike to support the demands of their colleagues Dr.Gunasekara stressed.

Over 30 000 Quacks Practicing as Doctors in Sri Lanka

There are more then 30,000 Quacks Practicing as Doctors in Sri Lanka according to the recently concluded survey Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) Said.Sri lanka is having the highest number of Quack Doctors in the world Dr.Upul Gunasekara the Assistant Secretary of the GMOA said at a Media Briefing held today(11)..
According to the GMOA Assistant Secretary The Ministry Of Health is turned Blind Eye on this Issue even after informing on this to them and to the Legal Department and to the Police.

The majority of the Ilegal Abortions out of over one thousand Ilegal Abortions performed daily in sri lanka are done by these quacks Dr.Gunasekara stressed.These quacks are not having a basic knowledge on the medicine and due to the prescribing overdose of paracetamol by them caused parents to admitt their children to the Intensive Care Unit of the Lady Ridgway Childrens Hospital and large number of such cases reported in the past he said.

These quacks are said to be using the Registered numbers of the Doctors who passed away and the numbers of present MBBS Doctors for their practice He further added.If the Ministry Of Health is form a certain plan to catch these quacks GMOA will give their fullest support Dr.Gunasekara furher said.

Ajantha Mendis received an ICC Award

Sri Lankan Spinner Ajantha Mendis awarded as The Best Emerging Cricket Player of the Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC)in their Annual Awards Ceremony held last night at Dubai.this is the first time that a Sri Lankan Cricketer received an Individual Award at the ICC Awards.

Air Force Jets attacked LTTE Inteligence center in Kilinochchi

Sri Lankan Air Force Jets attacked the LTTE'S Intelligence Center located in Kilinochchi this morning while there was a high profile Rebel meeting underway there.The Air Raid was Successful Air Force said.However the LTTE said Air Force attacked a civilian settlement in Kilinochchi this morning and 12 houses were destroyed.

Bomb Exploded in Mount Lavinia-No one Injured

There was a Bomb Explosion at the Seram Place in Mount Lavinia area few hours ago.No one is injured and police said that the explosion was occurred in the rail track and believed to be a small bomb.

LTTE attempt to destroy Vavuniya Air Base and Wanni Security Headquarters failed

Sri Lankan Forces successfully defeated the LTTE attempt on attacking Air Base in Vavuniya and the Security Forces Headquaters in Wanni by using light Air Crafts and ground troops this morning(09).LTTE Air Crafts trying to destroy the air base in Vavuniya and two of their light Air Crafts came for the Mission.but forces fought back and destroyed one LTTE Air craft in the Mulathiv skies when the two air crafts fled after an unsuccessful mission .10 Rebels and 10 soldiers were killed during the confrontation and 23 soldiers were injured.One police constable also killed and 8 injured during the fight.5 force personals also sustained injuries. LTTE also used artillery fire but sri lankan forces able to crush the rebels ground assault completely.
Meanwhile Government today ordered UN Agencies , all other Non Governmental Organizations and International Non Governmental Organizations who are involved in relief work in Vanni to vacate from the area due to the heavy fighting underway there between the Govt.Forces and the LTTE Rebels.Government can't assure their security Government offical said.

Friends Of Ridgway Hospital to Improve the Hospital Standard

Health Staff of the Lady Ridgway Children's Hospital,Colombo formed an organaisation called "Friends Of the Lady Ridgway Children's Hospital" in the view of uplifting the Infrastructure Facilities of the hospital and to bring the hospital to the status of the Best Health Care Centre for Children in the South East Asia within the next decade.To get financial assistance in this regard Friends of Lady Ridgway Hospital organization open an account with the collaboration of the Bank of Ceylon in their Borella Super Grade Branch.the Account Number is 8364019 and those who are interested on donating money can forward them to this account according to the Director of the Lady Ridgway Hospital Dr.(Mrs) S.Yoganathan who is also the President of the organisation.She revealed this at a press briefing held today (08) at the hospital auditorium.
The First Lady Mrs.Shiranthi Rajapaksha is appointed as the Patron of this organization scheduled to be launched officialy on this Thursday(11) .