SINHALA QUOTE FROM THE WEB

Sri Lanka Medical Association Has Requested The Ministry Of Health To Strengthen The Current Guidelines And Procedures Of The Human Organ Transplant Programmes In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Medical Association has requested  the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine to strengthen the current guidelines and procedures of the  country related to  human organ transplant programmes including the implementation of  National Open  Donor  Programme for deceased donor organ transplants to avoid trafficking of human organs if any for the purpose of  transplantation  in Sri Lanka.

It is important to strengthen the capacity of ethics committees in local hospitals to implement these guidelines and monitor these transplantation programmes Medical Association has said.

A THOUGHT FROM THE WEB

Two Suspects Along With 400,000 Liters Of Coconut Oil Unfit For Human Consumption Have Been Arrested At Hasalaka

The Public Health Inspectors have arrested two suspects along with 400,000 Liters of   Coconut Oil which found unfit  for human consumption at Hasalaka Area while transporting  it  from  Colombo to Mahiyanganaya (In North Central Province)through lorries  according to Government Public Health Inspectors Union .

The stock of detained coconut oil  has been found stored in bags which  contains toxic chemicals the Union has said.

The two suspects arrested with the stock of   \
coconut oil have been fined Rs.40,000 after being produced before Magistrate Court in Mahiyanganaya.

A FAMOUS QUOTE OF AN ART

"AT THE FOUNTAIN" A FAMOUS ART WORK OF YESTERYEAR FRENCH ACADEMIC ARTIST WILLIAM ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU(1825-1905)

Five Essential Drugs Are Out Of Stock In Provincial Hospitals

Around Five Essential Drugs prescribe for High Blood Pressure and Heart Ailments are out of stock in most of the provincial hospitals including Padukke (In Western Province)Hospital these days according to Hospital Sources.

The Drugs Losarten,Amildopine,Beclate Capsules ,Enalpril and Clopidogrel are out of stock in these hospitals and as a result doctors are prescribing their patients to purchase these drugs from private pharmacies the sources have said.