27,569 Dengue Patients Reported Last Year

Throughout last year (2011) 27,569 Dengue Patients were reported from the Island and out of them 173 patients had died according to Epidemeology Unit sources.

Out of the total number of dengue patients reported last year 56.11% were reported from western province sources have added.The majority of patients were reported in month of July it further said.

Former Interim Committee Chief Elected Uncontested As President Of Sri Lankan Cricket Board

The former President of the Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee Mr.Upali Dharmadasa has been appointed as the new president of Sri Lankan Cricket Board  uncontested during the first ever Elections held to appoint officials for Cricket Board in years held at it's premises today (03) 

Earlier Mr.Mohan De Silva who was due to contest for the President Of Sri Lankan Cricket Board was removed his team from the elections as a protest on the procedure adapted during the elections.The former secretary of Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Committee who is under fire for mismanaging of  millions of rupees belongs to  Interim Committee has also elected as new secretary of the Board uncontested.

Medical Students Action Committee Urged The Government To Cancel The Appointment Of Professor Carlo Fonseka

The Medical Students Action Committee has today urged the government to cancel the political appointment of Professor Carlo Fonseka as President of Sri Lanka Medical Council and appoint an Independent  intellectual to the Council with immediate effect.

Speaking at a Press Briefing held in National Library Services Board in Colombo today (03) the convener of Action Committee Nilan Fernando has said that they will launch a series of protest campaigns with  participation of  Medical Students in coming weeks against the appointment of Professor Carlo Fonseka as SLMC President and to protest against Malabe Private Medical Collage.

" Professor Fonseka's appointment was a politically motivated one and it will directly affected the ongoing crisis on controversial Malabe Private Medical Collage as well as the bogus certificate issue of a group of Assistant Medical Practitioners" he has stressed.There fore government should cancel the politically made appointments like these which are favoring them in crisis situations " Convener of the Medical Students Action Committee further said.

GMOA Has Cancelled Their Emergency Exco Meeting Scheduled For Today And Re Summon It This Thursday

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) had cancelled  their Emergency Executive Meeting scheduled to be held today (02)to decide on their future course of action against appointing Professor Carlo Fonseka as the new President Of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC).The Executive Meeting is now scheduled on this Thursday (05) noon according to Assistant Secretary of GMOA Dr.Upul Gunesekera.

Last December GMOA has decided to withdraw the   registrations of all Government MBBS Doctors from SLMC if the government has appointed Professor Fonseka as  President of SLMC.

Meanwhile Professor Fonseka has assumed his duties of his new post  on 10 a.m this morning at SLMC Office in Colombo.

GMOA To Summon A Special Ex co Meeting Tomorrow On New SLMC President

The Executive Committee of the Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) is to summon a special meeting tomorrow(02) morning to decide their future course of action regarding  the appointment of Professor Carlo Fonseka as New President of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) according to GMOA Sources.

Professor Carlo Fonseka Appointed As New President Of Sri Lanka Medical Council

The current chairman of  National Authority On Tobacco And Alcohol ,Professor Carlo Fonseka has been appointed as the new President of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) with immediate effect.He is due to assume his duties at SLMC Office tomorrow morning according to government sources.

Around 40 colleges of Medical Practitioners and  Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) had appealed from President Mahinda Rajapaksha refrain from appointing Professor Fonseka for the SLMC President Post citing his appointment will become a political motivated one.Professor Fonseka has been appointed after former SLMC President Professor Lalitha Mendis has handed over her resignation citing personal reasons.However GMOA has wanted Professor Mendis to continue as SLMC President till a suitable appointment has been made.

It has been reported that Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena had made this appointment despite the protests of GMOA and other Colleges of Medical Practitioners.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

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