Minsitry Of Health Dissolved The Board Of Directors Of Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital

The Ministry Of Health today (11) has dissolved the Board Of Directors of the Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital in Kotte with immediate effect.According to the Ministry Sources Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena had decided to dissolved the Board Of Directors of the Hospital which is the only Semi Government Hospital in Sri Lanka.

According to the Ministry the reason behind this move is various complaints received against the management of the hospital recently.

The new board of directors is to be appoint during next week as a part of   the management reforms at the hospital the Ministry has stated.Till the new board has been appointed a competent interim board  to be appointed with effect from tomorrow the ministry sources said.The 3 year term of the board of directors in the hospital is scheduled to be completed this December according to the hospital sources.

CID Has Arrested A Suspect With 16 Guns In Connection With Former MP Bharatha Assassination Case

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has today arrested a suspect with 16 Guns in connection with the Mulleriyawa Shooting incident occurred last Saturday which killed Former Government MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra and three of his associates while injuring  four others.The suspect was arrested along with 12 Pistols ,2 T-56 Guns and 2 revolvers according to the sources.

According to the CID they have recorded 37 statements so far regarding the killing of Former Government MP Premechandra who was also the Director General of Trade Union Activities attached to  Presidential Secretariat at the time of his death.

Meanwhile the funeral of the Former MP is scheduled to be held in Umagiliya Stadium at his native Kollonnawa Town ( in Colombo Suburbs) on this Wednesday eve.Large crowds including government MP's and Politicians paid him their last respects  since yesterday when his body was taken to his residence at Kolonnawa.

In another development Government MP Duminda Silva who got head injuries after the shooting incident and admitted to the ICU of Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital in Kotte  was recovering slowly according to the hospital sources.He was in the ventilator since last Saturday and today the ventilator has been removed for the first time and he is gaining consciousness slowly sources have added.

Former Govt.MP And Two Others Killed ,Another Govt.MP Injured During A Shoot Out At Mulleriyawa

Former Government MP and President's Adviser Bharatha Lakshman Prmachandra and two of his security personals  were killed and Government MP Duminda Silva was critically injured during a shoot out incident between their supporters occurred at Mulleriyawa Town (Colombo Suburbs) this evening according to the Police Sources. This  incident became the major Election Related violence reported during today (08) as the voting for the 23 Urban /Pradeshiya Saba Council Elections was conducted today.

The deceased Government MP Premachandre was admitted to Colombo National Hospital but succumbed  to his injuries and the injured Government MP was admitted to Sri Jaywardenapura Hospital Intensive Care Unit with head injury where he underwent a surgery.

After the shooting incident Police Curfew was imposed in the Mulleriyawa Town in to protect peace in the area.The Army and the Special Task Force personal are also deployed in the town to assist Police in this regard.

Mental Disorders Amongst Local Population Are In Increase-National Mental Health Institute

Out of the Sri Lankan Population 30-35 percent are suffering from some kind of mental Illness according to the Director of National Mental Health Institute in Angoda( In Colombo Suburbs) Dr.Jayan Mendis."As the people suffering from mental illness are in increase it is disturbing to see that there are no Mental Wards in some of the provincial hospitals to cater the needs of such people " he stressed.

While Addressing a Media Seminar held today(07) at the Institute on "The Horticulture Project " introduced to Patients who are suffering from Mental Illness Dr.Mendis has said that the mentioned "Horticulture Project " proved as a great success and it provides the much needed mental relief to the patients.Out of the total income from the project 30 percent is deposited in the Bank Accounts of the inmates at National Mental Health Institute and patients of other hospitals who are involved in this project and the remained 70 percent are given to the Project Fund he revealed.

The NGO who are working on Mental Illness "Basic Needs" assisted the National Mental Health Institute when carried out the Horticulture Project.

Addressing the gathering the Project Coordinator Vipula Dhanayaka of Basic Needs has said that during the period 2003-2011 around 808 Mentally Ill people are involved in this Horticulture Project and 277 people so far Socially Integrated  as the result of this project.