National Mosquito Control Week Has Been Declared

A National Mosquito Control Week has been declared from tomorrow(02) to next Tuesday(08) in view of inspecting  and destroying the  dengue mosquito breeding places throughout the island  Health Ministry has announced today(01).

During this national mosquito control week dengue control programmes will be implemented in government/
private institutions,Schools,Hospitals and other institutions the ministry has revealed.

Government Midwives To Launch An Island Wide Strike From Tomorrow

The Government Midwives have decided to launch an island wide continuous strike from tomorrow(02) by requesting to abolish the health ministry's decision on  allowing  midwifery training to all government hospital nurses.

According to Government Midwives Union around 12,000 midwives working throughout the island will taking part in this continuous strike and they will not participate any child delivery happens in labor rooms in government hospitals, house to house inspections  on maternal and child health and sending health status of mothers and children to health ministry.

During the strike midwives will not attend even an emergency child delivery in maternal hospitals the 
union president Mrs.Devika Kodiruwakku has stressed.

Customs Officers Have Arrested Two Persons Tried To Take Rs.4.5 Million Worth Currency Notes Out Of The Country

The Customs Officers attach to Katunayake Air Port have yesterday (31)arrested two Sri Lankans who have tried to take  Rs.4.5 million worth currency notes out of the country according to customs officers.the two suspects were arrested when they tried to fly Singapore by carrying  Rs.3 million and Rs.1.5  million worth currency notes respectively in their luggage   sources said..

The normal amount of money that could  be carried
by a passenger when traveling abroad is Rs.20 ,000 and the said passengers have carried excess that  amount sources further added.the customs officers are investigating the matter  further.

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President Ordered To Release All Indian Fishermen In Custody

President Mahinda Rajapaksha has instructed authorities today(28) to release all Indian Fishermen who are in Sri Lankan custody at present the president media has said.

President's move has seen as a act of goodwill towards the decision taken by India on abstain  from voting  when  passed the resolution against Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting held in Geneva yesterday(27).the resolution which was passed by 12 vote majority urged to promote reconciliation,human rights and accountability in Sri Lanka.

25,000 Rotten Oranges Found From Pettah

The Consumer Affairs Authority has found around  25,000 rotten Oranges which are not good for consumption from Pettah Area according to the authority.the  stock of rotten oranges has been imported from China and it has found that these oranges were sold to customers for lower prices.

PSNU Has Questioned On The Credibility Of Health Ministry Investgations

The President of Public Services Nurses Union(PSNU)  Venerable Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero has today(25) strongly questioned from  health ministry officials how they have  ignored investigating on a health institution director who has received  the salary of a consultant doctor Fraudulently  for 15 years and began investigations on how nurses received midwifery training per the request of government medical officers association(GMOA).

The PSNU President has stressed that Health Ministry should investigate on the said corrupt doctor who himself is not a consultant although he has fraudulently taken the consultant doctor's salary.it becomes a joke of the year that the health ministry officials investigating on the midwifery training received by nurses and on the other hand ignored investigation on a corrupt health official.

Government Medical Officers Association has using Sri Lankan Midwives to attack government hospital nurses in order to create hatred among health unions venerable thero has said.

Addressing a media briefing held at Abayaramaya Temple in Narahenpita,Colombo this morning  ,venerable Muruththettuwe Thero has stated that the government hospital nurses numbering 30,000  have decided to launch an island wide continuous strike action after 29th of this month if the health ministry has failed to solve the dispute rise over the midwifery training given to nurses immediately .

Government Hospital Nurses To Launch An Island Wide Continuous Strike

In the latest  development on the dispute between Government Nurses  and Doctors  over the midwifery training given to the  nurses, the Public Services Nurses Union(PSNU) has decided to launch an  island wide continuous strike of nurses after 29th of this month by demanding a solution from the ministry of health to the dispute.

Besides the forthcoming strike the government hospital nurses have already withdrawn from attending ward rounds with doctors inside the hospital while hospital matrons and special grade nurses have withdrawn from administration work as a protest.

The nurses have launched this protest campaign against doctors decision to suspend midwifery training given to new entrant nurses.

Although nurses are not assisting  hospital doctors in their work   nursing care towards patients will be continued  as usual PSNU said.