Sri Lankan Forces Recovered 100KG Gold,Cash And Ammunition Hidden By LTTE

Sri Lankan Army Troops recovered 100 Kilo Grammes of Gold and Cash worth 6.5 Million Rupees hidden by the LTTE Rebels in a Search Operation conducted at Puthukudiyirippu area in Northern Sri Lanka yesterday.

Troops conducting search operations in Nine areas of the Vanni District in the North and recovered Ammunition including Three Thousand Seven Hundred And Eighty rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun.

Troops recovered another set of Ammunition during the search operation at the Eastern District of Trincomalee

One Hundred Fifty Thousand HIB Vaccines Were Expired At The Epidemeology Unit

Around One Hundred Fifty Thousand (150,000) HIB or Pantavalant Vaccines which is introduced to the Sri Lankan National Immunization Programme on January 2008 and later temporarily suspended due to child mortality were expired and stored in the Epidemiology Unit Stores Health Sources revealed.These Vaccines are worth around 15 Million Rupees according to the sources.

HIB Vaccine which can protect the infants from five diseases are prescribed for them at the ages of Two,Four and Six Months.This Vaccine was Temporarily removed from the National Immunization Campaign on April Last year as four infants were died after administered the Vaccine.However A World Health Organization Expert investigating on these Child Deaths and issued a report stating that the Vaccine has nothing to do with these deaths according to the Ministry of Health.

This HIB Vaccine stock was donated to Sri Lanka by the Gavy Foundation.

Even WHO Expert given a clearance to the Pantavalant Vaccine the inquiry report was not publicized and not re issued the Vaccine either.HIB Vaccine is administered to infants to protect against Diptheria,Whooping Cough,Tetanus,Hepatitis-B and Measles.

Sri lankan Swine Flu Patients Tally Increased To Eight

Another Three Swine Flu Patients including Two Female Philippine Nationals were identified from Sri Lanka yesterday on their Arrival at the Katunayaka International Air Port of Colombo as the total number of Swine Flu Patients reported here arisen to eight.
Other one identified as Swine Flu Patient was an eighteen year old Sri Lankan youth returned from London.

Two Philippine Patients were aged 28 and 40 are came to Sri Lanka from Manila on a Sri Lankan Air Lines Flight and due to fly for another destination on a Transit Flight when they were detected as showing Swine Flu symptoms at the Air Port.These three patients were sent to the Angoda Fever Hospital in Colombo Suburbs soon after detected their health status according to the Air Port Health Office.

Now there are Four Swine Flu Patients and two suspected Patients getting treatment at the fever hospital.

Sri Lankan Dengue Control Programme A Total Failiure Says Government Docs Union

The Dengue Control Programme launched by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to combat the spreading of the disease in the Island proved to be a total failure and there is a need to launch a National Strategy Campaign based on new scientific methods to combat the Dengue Menace successfully Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) of Sri Lanka urged in a letter sent to the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha.

Dengue Fever which caused by the Dengue Mosquito is spreading rapidly throughout the country as over 11,000 patients have been reported in this year up to now and the disease already claimed 146 lives.

In this letter to the president GMOA stressed the need to appoint a Presidential Committee to implement this National Strategy on combating Dengue and urged the President to intervene into this.The Dengue Control Campaign should be implemented under the supervision of Professionals and Scientists who are capable of addressing the issue and they should be given a free hand to take decisions GMOA further said.

Dengue Campaign should run without Political Influence GMOA stressed.

First Four Swine Flu Patients Fully Recovered From The Disease

The first four Swine Flu Patients reported from Sri Lanka who are belongs to the one family completely recovered from their illness and discharged from the Angoda Fever Hospital according to the Director of the Hospital Dr.Anura Senanayake.He said three of these patients were discharged today and the First Swine Flu Patient was discharged on last Saturday.

Now only the latest Swine Flu victim a ten year old Girl who returned from Australia as the first Four Patients along with Three suspected Swine Flu Cases are trceiving special treatment from the Hosital Dr.Senanayake stressed.

Meanwhile the checking of the Air Passengers returning from Swine Flu hit countries continues further according to the Air Port Health Authorities.

Two Sri Lankan UN Staff Members Detained By The Security -Colombo UN Office

United Nations Office in Sri Lankan Capital Colombo says two of it's local Staff Members were detained by the Sri Lankan Security Authorities.UN Office further said that these two staff Members were seems to be missing two day s ago but later found Out that they were detained by the Security.

UN Office contacted the Sri Lankan Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Justice Ministry over the arrest of these Two Employees says that they are concerned over the safety of their Staff Members.But according to UN Office it still not been told the basis of their arrest.

Meanwhile France today criticized the arrest of two Sri Lankan UN Staff Members.

Fifth Swine Flu Patient Of Sri Lanka Reported

The Fifth Swine Flu Patient of Sri Lanka reported today and that patient too was a Sri Lankan who was returned from Australia as other four patients.Fifth Swine Flu patient is a Ten year old girl returned to Sri Lanka from Melbourne-Australia via Singapore Health Authorities said.She is also became the first female Swine Flu Patient of Sri Lanka as other four patients are young boys.

Fifth patient who was returned yesterday to Sri Lanka is currently receiving the treatment from the Fever Hospital in Angoda of the Colombo Suburbs.

Health Authorities of the Katunayaka International Air Port in Colombo says that the 264 Passengers who were in aboard the Singapore Air Line Flight which carried the Swine Flu Patient will quarantined for a week inside their homes and the Provincial Health authorities were instructed on this.

Meanwhile the first Swine Flu Patient reported from here was discharged from hospital on last saturday as he was fully recovered after a week of special treatment.Other three patients who are his cousin brothers are still in the Hospital.