Number Of Toothless Elderly People In Sri Lanka Has Increased

The number of toothless elderly people in Sri Lanka are on the increase according to Dentists.the number of toothless people among the age group of over 60 years are on increase as they are not able to protect their teeth during their younger days it has been revealed.these people are not having a single teeth in their mouth due to bad food habits  dentists have stressed.

To have at least 20 teeth when reaching 60 years of age  young children should protect them since their childhood dentists said.the studies have revealed that the infants born to mothers with bad teeth prone to have bad teeth is five times higher than the infants born to mothers with good teeth.

Government Pharmacists Union Criticised The Way National Drug Policy Has Prepared

The Government Pharmacists Union has charged that Health Ministry has not getting Ideas and suggestions of their union during the preparing of new National Drug Policy Act.the pharmacists union has informed president Mahinda Rajapaksha that although health ministry has earlier promised them that their suggestions and ideas too included in the act procedure was not adapted to do so .

The newly prepared National Drug Policy Act which was presented to President Mahinda Rajapaksha by the health minister few days back has included some unnecessary suggestions made by some ministry officials based on their own personal agendas the pharmacists
union has stated.

Government Hospital Radiographers Have Suspended Their Work To Rule Campaign

The government hospital radiographers have today (12)temporarily suspended their island wide work to rule campaign launched since  last Tuesday(05) by demanding solutions for seven of their service demands the government radiographers union has announced.the trade union action was suspended due to internal matters occurred withing the profession the president of government radiographers union Mr.Darmakeerthi Apa has said.

Gazette Notification Regarding Price Control On Medicinal Drugs Has Issued

The Government has issued a special gazette notification on price control on  medicinal drugs with effect from 04th of March the minister of Trade Minister Johnston Fernando has announced today(12).

The gazette notification 1852/22 was issued regarding price control on drugs the minister has said.according to the minister medicinal drugs too fall under the essential commodities like gas,fuel and milk foods under this gazette notification.addressing a press briefing held today(12) minister johnston fernando has said that the decision on price control of drugs has been taken to prevent drug importers from making exorbitant profits through importing certain drugs.government is planning to introduce the price control mechanism to  locally manufactured drugs too in future he has stressed,

Nursing Students Boycotted Their Lectures

All first year and third year nursing students studying at government nurses training colleges have boycotted their classes since  this morning as a protest against the decision of hospital directors to not allow nursing students with midwifery training to enter maternity wards and units in the country.

Around 1352 Nursing Students attach to 18 government nursing training colleges are boycotting the lectures .

Pharmaceutical Chambers Complained To The Health Minister On Bribes In Health Sector

The Pharmaceuticals Chambers has yesterday(10)complained to the Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena that the director of National Drug Authority has taking money as bribe from pharmaceutical,cosmetic and child care product companies by falsely labeling them as companies making low quality products.

If the minister not taking any action against the said director the pharmaceutical chamber has no other option then  taking legal action against him the chamber sources said.the director of national drug authority dr.h .beneragama is taking money from pharmaceutical,cosmetic and child care product companies by labeling them as low quality manufacturing companies sources added.

"the director with the help of some officials in health ministry have published false news on these companies and then asking money from them to clear the bad name given to them.so the companies who are facing these accusations give the drug authority director money up to Rs.1 million as a bribe to clear their name "sources have further added.

Around 57,000 Radiography Tests Were Cancelled In Government Hospitals During Last Six Days

Around 57,000 X Ray,C T Scan and MRI Tests scheduled to be performed in Government Hospitals Island Wide were cancelled during last six days due to the ongoing work to rule campaign launched by government radiographers the president of Government Radiographers Union Mr.Darmakeerthi Apa has said.according to Mr.Apa around 9000-10,000 X Ray Tests,3300 CT Scan Tests and 210 MRI Tests scheduled to be performed after 4 p.m in government hospitals were among these cancelled tests.

Due to this situation the awaiting lists for these tests in government hospitals have been extended and thousands of patients are facing enormous difficulties the hospital services revealed.

The government Radiographers are on work to rule campaign since last Tuesday(04) by demanding solutions for seven of their service demands.