SrI Lanka Medical Council Secreatry Was Assaulted By An Unknown Gang

By adding fuel to the present crisis on harassment against Medical Officers the secretary of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) Dr.N.J Nonis was assaulted by two unknown persons this eve near his residence at Rawatawatte,Moratuwa in the Colombo Suburbs according to the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA).

The Assistant Secretary of  GMOA Dr.Upul Gunasekera has said today that an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee will be summoned at GMOA Headquarters in Colombo tomorrow (05)at 10 a.m to discuss the future action to be taken regarding the assault of  SLMC Secretary.

GMOA Has Suspended The Island Wide Strike Action Scheduled To Be Held Tomorrow

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has  today decided(03) to suspend their Island Wide Doctors Strike scheduled to be held tomorrow (04) following the handover of  missing personal file belongs to  GMOA president Dr.Anurudda Padeniya .

Dr.Upul Gunesekera the Assistant Secretary of  GMOA has said " The Authorities were handed over the missing personal file belongs to Dr.Padeniya  back to his work place in the  Lady Ridgway Hospital today,So we have decided to suspend our trade union action "addressing a press briefing held at GMOA Headquarters in Colombo today he said that the Special Executive Committee meeting held today has decided to suspend the trade union action and to launch a trade union without a prior notice in future  if any unauthorized institution has try to removed personal files of medical officers again.

The reason the Bribery and Corruption Committee has taken Dr,Padeniya's Personal File is to investigate on his duty  leave matter and that issue should be addressed by the Ministry of Health it self and not by the Bribery Commission Dr.Gunesekara has stressed.

An Indian Company Found A Natural Gas Field From Northern Sri Lanka

President Mahinda Rajapaksha has today(02) officially announced that a Natural Gas field has found from Mannar Basin in  Northern Sri Lanka for the first time .

Addressing a gathering at the Presidential Palace in Kandy today the President  has said that an Indian Company Cairn which exploring Gas and Oil in Mannar Basin has informed him on this .Meanwhile The Cairn India Ltd, a subsidiary of Cairn Energy Plc, today (Oct 2) has confirmed that  it has discovered a natural gas field in Sri Lanka’s offshore Mannar Basin.

Government Doctors Union To Held An Emergency Executive Committee Meeting Tomorrow To Decide On Trade Union Action

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has arranged a special executive committee meeting tomorrow at 12 noon to decide the way of the  scheduled Island Wide Doctors strike action of Tuesday is conducting according to the assistant secretary of GMOA Dr.Sankalpa Marasinha.Whether the Strike Action is a Token one else a Continuous one will be decide in today's meeting he stressed.

He also stressed that the scheduled strike on Tuesday demanding the returning of  removed Personal File belongs to the GMOA President Dr.Anurudda Padeniya will go ahead as planned as the authorities still failed to meet their demand.

The GMOA is accusing that the Personal File belongs to Dr.Padeniya has been removed from his work place by the officials of Bribery and Corruption Commission without a prior notice.Meanwhile the Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has today said that the Personal File of Dr,Padeniya is not missing as stated by GMOA and it's there at his work place.

However the GMOA Officials said that the Personal File is missing from the Lady Ridgway Children's Hospital in Colombo where Dr.Padeniya is attached .

Fastening Of Seat Belts In Front Seats Of Vehicles Made Compulsory From Tomorrow

Fastening of Seat Belts in front seats of all cars and dual purpose vehicles with English plates declared as compulsory with effect from tomorrow (01) the Government Information has announced today.

Under this both the driver as well as the person sitting in the front seat of the said vehicles should wear seat belts.

This rule will also be relevant to all registered Buses and Lorries according to the department.

First Ever Asia Pacific Stroke Conference Held In Sri Lanka Began Yesterday

The first ever Asia Pacific Stroke Conference to be held in Sri Lanka is currently underway at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo.More than 400 Foreign Delegates have been registered for this International Conference with 45 renowned International Stroke Specialists attending the three day Conference which will be ends tomorrow(01) according to the Dr.(Mrs) Padma Gunaratne the co chair person of the Conference and  head of the Stroke Unit of Colombo National Hospital .

Addressing a press briefing held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel yesterday regarding this Conference which started yesterday Dr.Padma Gunaratne has said that the number of deaths occurred due to Stroke is in increase in  Sri Lanka.According to the latest statistics available around 3012 Stroke patients have died after admitted to Government Hospitals in the year 2008 she stressed.

High Blood Pressure,Diabetes,High Cholesterol ,Lack of Physical Activity,Obesity are identified as the Risk Factors which caused the Stroke and people are advised to rushed the people to hospitals who are having the Stroke Symptoms such as a severe headache ,loss of the sight of one or both eyes,dizziness,loss the balance or coordination of the body and disability to speak or understand the speeches .

It has been revealed no matter the gender every six seconds a person died in any corner of the world due to the Stroke.

Government Doctors Union To Launched An Island Wide Strike From Monday If The Authorities Failed To Meet Their Demand

The General Assembly of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has decided yesterday to launch an Island Wide Strike on Monday evening if the authorities have failed  to handover the removed personal file of their President Dr.Anurudda Padeniya to him by 12 noon on Monday .

According to the Assistant Secretary of the GMOA Dr.Sankalpa Marasinha, GMOA will decide on Monday  whether the Strike Action is a  One Day Token Strike else a Continuous one .Earlier the Executive Committee of the GMOA has decided to take a stern action against what they called a politically motivated move by  the  Bribery and Corruption Commission officials as they removed the personal file of Dr.Padeniya without a prior notice.