Polonnaruwa Hospital Stopped Performing Dialysis Treatment-Lives Of Kidney Patients Are In Danger

Performing Dialysis Treatment for 700 Kidney patients in Polonnaruwa District of the North Central Province stopped since last January due to the severe Shortage of Dialysis Kits Hospital sources said.Due to this the lives of these Patients are in Danger sources further added.

Polonnaruwa District have the highest number of Kidney Patients and one aptient needs to undergo Dialysis at least twice a weak Doctors stressed.If they have to get this Treatment from the Private Sector one have to pay Rs.40,000 per month.Even the Hospital Authorirties requested the Medical Supplies Division Continuouesly to supply the required Dialysis Kits they are not taken to supplying it as they too are not having enough stock of it authorities said.Polonaruwa Hospital is the only Hospital in the District with Diallysis Facilitiy and having Four Dialysis Mechines.

International Red Cross Closed Down Four Offices In Eastern Province

International Crescent For Red Cross(ICRC) closed down their Four offices at Eastern Province on last Friday.According to the ICRC they closed down their offices at Akkaraipaththu,Batticloe,Muththur and Trincomalee as their previous announcement of Scale down their Operations in Sri Lanka.

ICRC however decided to continue their mission on IDP'S in Sri Lanka further.

The Trading Floor Of CSE Re Opened After A Year

The Trading Floor of the Colombo Stock Exchange re opened for Public today after a lapse of one year to accommodate several Brokering Firms offering their Services to Prospective Clients.It was re opened by Deputy Finance Minister Sarath Amunugama.The Trading Floor was closed down for a Year.

Meanwhile Stocks at the Colombo Stock Exchange gained Second Consecutive Day with the ASPI closing up 28 Points.

A Submarine And Large Quantity Of Bombs Recovered From Northern Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Troops found a hidden Submarine belongs to the LTTE and 332 Roadside Bombs from Northern Sri Lanka yesterday which believes to be the largest number of Ammunition ever recovered from there since the defeating of Rebels in 18th of May.

Submarine and the Roadside Bombs were recovered from the Vella mullivaikal Area of the Mulativue District where the LTTE Leader Velupillai Prabhakaran put up his last stand in May.The Bombs weighing up to 18 killos.

Troops also found large quantities of Ammunition for Assault Rifles and Motar Bombs.

Two Cuban Epidemiologists Delay Their Arrival To Sri Lanka

The two Cuban Epidemiologists due to arrive Island yesterday in were not able to come as they didn't get a transit Flight to Colombo from Paris.Now they are schedule to arrive Sri Lanka on Tuesday Ministry Of Health Said. Health Ministry Officials and the Officers of Cuban Embassy in Colombo were present there yesterday at the Colombo International Air Port to greet Cuban Specialists.

The Two Cuban Epidemiologists Dr.Arminas Martinez and Dr.Yellina will be here to find the ways of using Cuban Made BTI Bacteria to destroy Dengue Mosquito Larvae and speeding the process of importing the Bacteria to Sri Lanka.

Chaminda Vaas To Retire From Test Cricket

Sri Lankan Experienced Pace Bowler Chaminda Vaas today announced his retirement from Test Cricket.He is recalled for the Third and Final Test Match against Pakistan commences tomorrow at the SSC Grounds in Colombo and after this match vaas is due to retire from Test Cricket.

As a Left Arm Pace Bowler he made his Test Debut in 1994 and taken 354 Test Wickets on his 15 year old career.Although Vaas is retiring from the Test Cricket he decided to Continue Playing One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka till the next World Cup.

Health Secretary And WHO Representative Denied The London Times Report On IDP'S

Rejecting the News Article appeared in the "London Times"last weak stating that around 14,000 Internally Displaced Persons(IDP) in the Sri lankan IDP Camps in Manik Farm are dying weakly due to Diarrheal Diseases Health Ministry Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage and the World Healt Organization(WHO) Representative in Sri Lanka Dr.Firdosi Rustom says that news item was Incorrect and Fabricated one.

Addressing a Press Briefing at the Ministry Of Health yesterday WHO Representative here Dr.Rustom says only 163 IDP'S in the Camps in Vavuniya of Northern Sri Lanka died during the Period of 15th of June to 14 th July and these deaths too occurred due to the Illnesses and Malnutrition they had suffered for years.The Daily Death Rate in these Camps are 5.62 per day.

Therefor the London Times News Article proves to be wrong and they didn't clarify the Facts of the News from any of the Sri Lankan Authorities before publishing it he claimed.