Oil Supply Became Standstill Due To Work To Rule Campaign

The Oil Supply is in standstill throughout the Country since this morning due to the Work To Rule Campaign launched by the Workers of the Ceylon Petroleum Co Operation(CPC).As a result Large Ques were seen at the Oil Filling Stations throughout the Island .

Due to  this Trade Union Action Diesal was out of stock at the Most Filling Stations but Petrol is available at every Station according to the CPC.Meanwhile The Petroleum Corporation says that  the Oil Supply will back to normal as CPC expected to reach an agreement with the Trade Unions on their demands by tomorrow.

Ceylinco Chairman Bail Out

Sri Lankan Business Tycoon and Ceylinco Group Chairman Lalith Kotalawala who was in Jail for involve in Public Financial Freud since last February was granted Conditional Bail by the Supreme Court today.As he owns Rs 26 Billion to pay for the Golden Key Credit Depositors Mr.Kotalawala transfered Rs.125 Million for a Special Repayment Scheme for the Golden key Depositors.

Another Two Varieties Of Injection Vials With Drawn From Government Hospitals

Medical Supplies Division(MSD) today ordered all the Government Hospitals to removed Another two varieties  of Injection Vials which were proved as in poor quality .The Injection Vials "Hydro cortisone" and "Sesiptene"were ordered to removed according to the Health Officials.

Out of these "Hydro Cortisone" will removed due to the Glass Piece contained vial of the Injection was found from the Ratnapura General Hospital and the Sesiptene was removed due to the Allergic Condition developed by a Patient of the same hospital after receiving  the vaccine.This Vaccine was donated to the Government Hospitals by the Indian High Commision.

MRI To Conduct A Lab Test On Rubella Vaccine

The Rubella Vaccine Vaccinated under the National Immunization Programme of Sri Lanka is sent to the Medical Research Institute(MRI) in Colombo to Test on the Quality of the Vaccine  Health Ministry Spokesman  said today(23).Health Ministry had already requested the World Health Organization(WHO) to perform a Laboratory Test  on the Rubella Vaccine in an Independant Lab.

"Till WHO arrange a Foreign Lab Test we are conducting A Lab Test on the Vaccine at MRI" the Spokesman added.Meanwhile the Ministry also requested the WHO to probe on the Rubella Manufacturer the "Serum Institute Of India" As a part of an investigations conducted by the Ministry on the Death of a School Girl Died last weak after receiving the said Vaccine.The Inquiry conducted by a Committeee compromising a Team of Medical Specialists too continuing their Investigations on the Incident he further said.

25,000 Vials Of Cerofoxine Injections With Drawn From Hospitals Due To Quality Failure

The National Drug Authority today removed the 25,000 Vials of Cerofoxine   Injections distributed among the Government Hospitals  that belongs to the Batch of  Glass Piece contained  Injection Vial found from the Ratnapura General Hospital after the National Drugs Quality Assuarance Lab recommended to do so.

The Batch of Injection Vials is to be rerurned  to the Medical Supplies Division(MSD)

The Removed Batch of Cerofoxine Injection Vials worth Rs.2.25 Million were imported from an Indian Drug Company through the State Pharmaceutical Company(SPC) According to the Health Ministry Sources.Ministry Of Health is planning to conduct an Inquiry on the Supplier who supplied these Injections to Sri Lanka.Meanwhile The whole Batch of Injection Vials belongs to the Glass Piece Containing "Hydrocortisone"too is scheduled to remove from the Government Hospitals by tomorrow following the recommendation of the National Drug Quality Asuarance Lab.

Another Batch Of IDP'S Re Settled In Their Native Places

Around Fourty One Thousand Six Hundrad and Eighty Five(41,685) Internally Displaced Persons stayed at IDP Camps in the Northern Sri Lanka were re settled in their Native Places today.These IDP'S were re settled in Vavuniya,Mannar,Mulativue and Kilinochchi Areas.

From these IDP'S 2583 Families were re settled in Vavuniya,2644 in Mannar.4915 Families in Mulativue and 2453 in Kilinochchi Area.

Two People Suffered Allergic Re Actions After Administering the Vaccines

Besides founding two Contaminated Injection Vials from the Rathnapura General Hospital withing two days two Injection Allergies were reported from the Rathnapura and Homagama Hospitals during last few days Health Sources revealed,One of the Incidents was reported from the Rathnapura Hospital where the Foreign Donated Injection was given to a Patient admitted to the Hospital and  he suffered from a Shock Syndrome.He is currently getting treatment  for the Condition.In the second incident a Young Child was admitted to the Homagama BAse Hospital for developing Allergic Condition for a Triple Vaccine.

The Ministry Of Health forward the Inquiry into this Incident also to the CID.A seperate Inquiry is conducted by the Special Investigations Unit of the Health Ministry and another Three Member Special Committeee headed by Professor Rohini Fernandopulle was appointed by the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis to Investigate In to  the Allergic Condition sufferered by the Patient In Rathnapura Hospital after receiving an Injection.