Around Thousand Para Medics Launched A Protest In Front Of Health Ministry

Around 1000 para maedics held a protest campaign in front of the Health Ministry in Colombo today for three hours and suspended it after the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis promised them to solve seven of their demands soon.The convener of the Para Medics Front which represents nine catagories of Para Medics Mr.Najith Sumanasena has said that they will commenced a stern trade union action if their demands are not met  by the Health Officials within two weeks time.

Around 15,000 Cancer Patients Reported From Sri Lanka Annually- 25 Percent Are Breast Cancers

Around15,000 Cancer Patients are reported from Sri Lanka annually and 25 percent ofthese patients are suffering from Breast Cancer according to the National Cancer Control Programme sources.The 5000 deaths occurred annually due to the Breast Cancer can be prevented if these Cancer identified in the early stages according the Programme.

Five PSM Catagories To Hold A Protest Tomorrow

Five categories belongs to  Professionals Supplementary to Medicine(PSM) are  to conduct a protest campaign in front of the Ministry Of Health in Colombo at 10 A.M tomorrow morning demanding solutions for their service demands.Government Pharmacists,Radiographers,Medical Laboratory Technologists(MLT's),Occupational Therapists and the Physiotherapists are scheduled to participate this protest.

Eight Opposition MP's Handed Over A Motion To The Speaker On Govt. Allegations

Eight MP's of the main opposition United National Party(UNP) were handed over a motion to the Speaker Chamal Rajapaksha to day to  ascertain  whether the allegations leveled by the Government MP's against the Opposition MP Dr.Jayalath Jayawardena are true or not.

Leftist Leader Wickramabahu's Supporters Were Attacked

Some supporters of leftist leader Wickramabahu Karunaratna who made a controversial speech at the Tamil Diaspora meeting in London were attacked by a group today when they went to Katunayaka International Air Port to great his arrival.Mr.Karunaratna arrived the Island this evening and lodged a complaint to the Police afterward regarding the incident.

Sri Lanka's Diarrheal Deaths Minimized To Zero Thanks To "JEEVANI"

The annual deaths occurred due to Diarrhea is zero in Sri Lanka after the Island Nation has introduced the "JEEVANI" Oral Dehydration Solution in 1985 according to the Consultant Epidemiologist of the Epidemiology Unit Dr.Sudath Pieris.

Addressing a Media Seminar held in Colombo today regarding the Weak on Water Safety Dr.Pieris has said that before the introduction of "JEEVANI" 5000 Diarrhea deaths have been reported annually.The" JEEVANI "solution is recognized as a perfect solution for Diarrhea by the World Health Experts.

WHO Decided To Set Up A Health Professional Training Center In Sri Lanka For South East Asia

World Health Organization(WHO) has decided to setting up the proposed Training Center For Health Professionals in South East Asian Nations at National Health Institute in Kalutara( Out side Colombo).According the Health Ministry sources the National Health Institute will developed as the  Training Center soon with the blessings of WHO.

The South East Asian Director of WHO Dr.Shamlee Pliyan bang chang met the Sri Lankan Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena this morning to discuss on  forming of the proposed Training Center.

The Training Center for Health Professionals is setting up in Colombo according to a request made by Health Ministers of South East Asian Nations.