Essential Pain Killer Drug Pethidine Ran Out Of Stock In Government Hospitals

There is a Severe Shortage of the Essential Pain Killer Injection Vial "Pethidine" (IV/IM ,75 mg/50 mg)at Government Hospitals Throughout The Island these days as Medical Supplies Division had Removed around Five Hundred Thousand Of Expired Vials of those injections From the Hospitals.These Vials were Expired on 31st of January and It is Believe that they were Purchased when the Expiring Date is nearing The President of the All Ceylon Medical Officers Association Dr.Gishantha Dassanayaka has Urged.He Further said that there will be a Financial Freud Behind the  Purchasing of  these Injection Vials as the Ministry Bought them More than the Required Amount.This is Another Reason for the Expiring of these Vials He Added.

'Pethidine" is Known as an Essential Dangerous Drug Used as a Pain Killer for those Wounded including Wounded Army Soldiers and the Patients treated in Intensive Care Units and Obstetric and Gynecology wards and also Used for those Facing Complex Surgeries According to Dr.Dassanayaka.Due to the Shortage of this Drug these Patients are Facing Severe Hardships He Stressed.

When Contacted The Director General Of the Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis Said that A New Batch Of Pethidine will BE Airlifted and Distributed to the Hospitals in one week's Time.The Removed Expired Stock Of the Drug will be Destroyed Soon He has Further Added.

Western Provincial Council Election Nominations Begins On 19th

Nominations for the Western Provincial Council Polls to be Hand Over from 19th to 26th of this Month Elections Department Announced This Evening.Government Dissolved the Western Provincial Council Last Wednesday.

Troops Captured Tiger Held Chelai And Vishwamadu

Troops Attached to the 55th Division Fully Captured the Chalai and Vishwamadu Areas In the Mulativu District Minister Keheliya Rambukwella Announced This Afternoon.LTTE's Largest Sea Tiger Base in the Chelai Also Captured He Said.

Kelaniya University Students Clashes With Police

Kelaniya University Students Clash with the Police Inside the University Premises This Evening.No Casualties are Reported.

SLAF Jets Destroyed LTTE Main Communication Centre

Sri Lanka Air Force Jets Destroyed LTTE's Main Communication Centre in Puthukudirippu And Area Leaders Command Centre To Day.

Supreme Court Grants Permission To Proceed Arjuna's Petition

Supreme Court Grants Permission To Day to Proceed with Petition Filed by MP and Former Cricket Interim Committee Chairman Arjuna Ranathunga Against his Removal from the Post.He Filed This Petition Against the Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge by Stating That his Fundemental Rights Are Violated Due to His Removal which was Illegal.

Susanthika To Retire From Athletics

Sri Lankan Ace Sprinter And Olympic Bronze Medelist Susanthika Jayasinha Informed the President Mahinda Rajapaksha To Day That She is Retiring from Athletics.Susanthika won the Bronze Medel for the 200 Meters Known as Her Pet Event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and became the Second Sri Lankan to Win a Medal at a Olympics Since 1948.

Hailing from a Remote Village of "Athnawala" in the Hill Country Susanthika Won the Silver Medal at the International Athlatic Federation's World Athlatic Meat At Athens in Greece on 1992.Also She Got Many International And Local Medals and Awards To Her Credit.