The meteorology Department has announced that heavy showers will prevails in Colombo and some areas in Southern Province during today due to the atmospheric disturbance.thunder showers will prevails in Colombo while coastal areas of Galle District too get effected met department announced.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Heavy Showers In Colombo And Galle Due To The Atmospheric Disturbance
The meteorology Department has announced that heavy showers will prevails in Colombo and some areas in Southern Province during today due to the atmospheric disturbance.thunder showers will prevails in Colombo while coastal areas of Galle District too get effected met department announced.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
GMOA Requested Government To Prepare Seperate Policy On Purchasing Expensive Drugs
Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) has requested government to prepare a separate national policy on purchasing expensive drugs/equipments for government hospitals as there are instances of severe shortage of expensive drugs in Cancer and other major hospitals in the country.
The main opposition too raised a question at Parliament recently regarding the shortage of 17 expensive drugs and injections in Cancer Hospital as Cancer Patients are in serious condition due to the shortage of these drugs and injections."as we are having annual fixed budget allocating money for purchasing drugs it will be disadvantage for other patients if large sum of money from that budget spend for purchasing expensive drugs" the secretary of GMOA Dr.Chandika Epiatkaduwa has said.
Therefor GMOA has requested government to adapt a separate policy on purchasing an expensive drugs and the government has accepted it as a policy he stressed.
The main opposition too raised a question at Parliament recently regarding the shortage of 17 expensive drugs and injections in Cancer Hospital as Cancer Patients are in serious condition due to the shortage of these drugs and injections."as we are having annual fixed budget allocating money for purchasing drugs it will be disadvantage for other patients if large sum of money from that budget spend for purchasing expensive drugs" the secretary of GMOA Dr.Chandika Epiatkaduwa has said.
Therefor GMOA has requested government to adapt a separate policy on purchasing an expensive drugs and the government has accepted it as a policy he stressed.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
X ray,Scan And MRI Tests In Govt.Hospitals Stopped Due To The Sick Not Campaign Of Radiographers
All X Ray ,Scan and MRI Tests performs in Government Hospitals stopped today(09) due to the island wide sick not campaign launched by government radiographers .thousands of patients were underwent severe difficulties due to this trade union action of radiographers who are demanding solutions for two of their service demands .
As radiographers who were in sick note campaign not maintained the emergency services in hospitals hospital authorities have sent all routine and critically ill patients to private hospitals to perform above tests under government expenses hospital sources said.
The Radiographers are due to end their sick note campaign tomorrow(10) morning.
As radiographers who were in sick note campaign not maintained the emergency services in hospitals hospital authorities have sent all routine and critically ill patients to private hospitals to perform above tests under government expenses hospital sources said.
The Radiographers are due to end their sick note campaign tomorrow(10) morning.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Government Hospital Radiographers To Launch A Sick Note Campaign Tomorrow(09)
Radiographers attached to government hospitals throughout the island are to launch an island wide sick note campaign tomorrow(09) by demanding solutions for two of their service demands according to Government Radiography Technologists Association.the sick not campaign is due to start at 8 a.m tomorrow and will continue till 8 a.m on Wednesday(10) morning.
Due to this trade union action routine x ray tests,Scan and MRI Tests performs at government hospitals will not perform tomorrow the secretary of Radiography Technologists Association Mr.Daramakeerthi Apa has said.
Radiographers are demanding the halting of recruiting new comers for the diploma course on Radiography due to the Graduate Radiography Technologists and to increase extra allowances entitled for the radiography technologists.
Due to this trade union action routine x ray tests,Scan and MRI Tests performs at government hospitals will not perform tomorrow the secretary of Radiography Technologists Association Mr.Daramakeerthi Apa has said.
Radiographers are demanding the halting of recruiting new comers for the diploma course on Radiography due to the Graduate Radiography Technologists and to increase extra allowances entitled for the radiography technologists.
Ministry Of Agriculture Has Banned The Importation Of Three Pesticides
The Ministry Of Agriculture has decided to ban the importation of three Pesticides currently use in Sri Lanka with immediate effect.the importation of Pesticides ,Chlopyrifos,Propanil and Cabaryl are banned per the recommendations made by World Health Organization as these Pesticides are reported as contained high levels of Arsenic according to the Ministry sources.
Arsanic has found as the main reason for the unidenified chronic kidney failure affected most of the farmers in North Cenral Province over the last few years.thousands of farmers already have died from this disease while a large number of other farmers critically ill due to the disease.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Dengue Patients Are In Increase
During January to March this year around 8930 dengue patients have been reported from the island the epidemiology unit has said.out of this number 39.95% have been reported from western province.
Due to the rainy season prevails in most parts of the island these days spreading of dengue is in increase and t epidemiologists have advised people to take precautionary measures to combat dengue menace by cleaning house gardens and destroying mosquito breeding places .
Due to the rainy season prevails in most parts of the island these days spreading of dengue is in increase and t epidemiologists have advised people to take precautionary measures to combat dengue menace by cleaning house gardens and destroying mosquito breeding places .
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Sending Local Workers To Cyprus Suspended
The Ministry of Foreign Employment has decided to temporarily suspended sending workers to Cyprus due to the current economic crisis in that country.in last few days objections have been raised by many quarters over sending workers to Cyprus and several parties argued that Sri Lankans work there will be stranded in that country.
Meanwhile the Ministry Of Foreign Employment has said that foreign employment bureau will meet the demand of Sri Lankan workers there as the economic crisis there would not effect foreigners.
Meanwhile the Ministry Of Foreign Employment has said that foreign employment bureau will meet the demand of Sri Lankan workers there as the economic crisis there would not effect foreigners.
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