"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.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Prabhakaran's Son Got Injured During Confrontation With Forces
"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.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
WHO Report Too Cleared Rubella Vaccine's Relation To Death Of The Girl Student
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.
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.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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.Wednesday, March 25, 2009
LTTE Stormed In To A Remote Village In Eastern Sri Lanka Killing Five Farmers
Five Paddy Farmers were Killed and another Two were wounded when a Group of LTTE Terrorists stormed into the Dehiwatta Village of the Serunuwara in Eastern Sri Lanka last night.
According to the Police LTTE Terrorists who were armed with T-56 Assault Riffles had forcibly taken Seven Farmers who are looking after their Cultivation and shot and killed Five of them.Two injured farmers were admitted to the Serunuwara Hospital.Their Conditions are stable according to the Hospital Authorities.
LTTE attcked the same town of Dehiwatta on 06th of April 1985 killing fifteen Farmers.
Nintey Three Drugs And Surgical Items Are Out Of Stock In Government Hospitals
ninety Eight essential Drugs,Surgical and Laboratory Items are out of stock in Government Hospitals and the Medical Supplies Division(MSD) since last week it has been revealed.
Anti Biotic Drugs including Amoxacylin Tablets,Chloramphenicol Injection(500mg),Cephalexine Syrup, Salbutamole Tablets and Injections, Captropil Tablets(25mg),Losarten Pottasium Tablets(50mg) Surgical Items including different sizes of Sterile Surgical Gloves(Latex),Blood Bags Double and Triple,Laboratory Items including Ammonium Hydroxide,Silver Nitrate ,Pottasium Chloride are among these out of stock items according to the MSD.Altogether 39 Drug Items,46 Surgical Items and 13 Laboratory Items were out of stock in these institutions.
According to the Director of the Medical Supplies Division Dr.A.S.M Weerabandara these Items were out of stock since Last Monday(16th).The list of these out of stock Pharmaceuticals is published in official web site of the Health Ministry www.health.gov.lk .
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