While Smoking Is Decreasing,Consumption Of Alcohol Among Sri Lankans Is On The Increase-Director General Of Health Services

While smoking is  decreasing from the society Consumption of  Alcohol among Sri Lankans is on the increase the Director General Of Health Services Dr,Palitha Mahipala has stated today(31)

According to Dr.Mahipala Consumption of  Alcohol among Sri Lankans  has been increased by  8% from 26% to 34% during last few years .Due to this situation non communicable diseases like heart diseases,cancers ,diabetes and high blood pressure are on the increase he has stressed.

The increasing number of Alcohol Consumers  in the local society will be a problem for the prevention  activities of non communicable diseases launched by the Health Ministry Dr.Mahipala has further added.

By addressing a Media Seminar on "Nutrition" held today(31) at Health Education Bureau in Colombo the Director General Of Health Services has stated that according World Health Organization(WHO) during the period 1901 to 2000 around 100 million people globally were killed due to the non communicable diseases related to smoking .

Nutrition Division Of Health Ministry To Promote A Healthy Food Plate Among Public To Avoid Spreading Non Communicable Diseases

To avoid spreading of non communicable diseases like heart diseases,cancers and diabetes among Sri Lankans the nutrition division of the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine has planned to promote a Healthy Food Plate among the general public from this month(June).

Accordingly a quarter of the Healthy Food Plate should be filled with starchy (Carbohydrate) foods like rice,other cereal based foods like string hoppers,bread and rotti made from kurakkan,maize,ulundu,rice and wheat flour.

Another quarter of the plate should be filled with starchy vegetables like jak fruit and breadfruit,tubers and yams(potatoes,manioc and sweet potatoes) according to nutrition division of the ministry.

Out of the space remained in the plate two third should be filled with vegetables like brinjals,carrot,tomatoes,beet ,beens and green leaves like spinach and gotukola.The remained one third space in the plate will be filled with animal protein food items like fish ,meet,eggs,dried fish ,sprats and plant protein food items like pulses,chick pea,green gram,cowpea,soya been and dhal.

By consuming this Healthy Food Plate daily as regular meals people can prevent getting non communicable diseases and will gain a body with healthy weight and correct shape the consultant community physician attached to nutrition division of ministry of health Dr.Banuja Wijethilake  has revealed.

Due to consuming a meal plate without a variety most of the Sri Lankans are consuming foods containing starch and oil and as a result ended up by getting obesity and other non communicable diseases Dr.Banuja has stressed..

 

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Court Of Appeal To Consider The Writ Application Filed Against Former LTTE Leader KP On 25th Of July

The Court Of Appeal has today(30) decided to consider the writ application filed against former procurement wing leader of  LTTE  shanmugam kumaran  alias KP on  25th of July.

The propaganda secretary of the leftist janatha wimukthi peramuna (JVP) MP Vijitha Herath has filed the writ application against KP last year.

The Court Of Appeal is due to decide whether to proceed the application or not on 25th of July.

GMOA Opposing The Decision Of Health Ministry To Recruit Medical Officers For Non Functioned Hospitals And Units-Dr.Mahipala

The Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) is currently opposing the Health Ministry's attempt to recruit medical officers to  government hospitals and units which are not functioned ,through post intern  appointment list of doctors -2016 according to Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala.

Addressing a media briefing held at Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine in Colombo this morning Dr.Mahipala has stated that although GMOA has accused the Ministry Officials for  changing  the original post intern appointment list of doctors -2016 ,if such a change there it is to recruit doctors to those hospitals and units which are not functioned .

"The Health Department has changed the list for benefit of thousands of innocent patients in 15 districts " Director General Of Health Services has stressed.

"On the other hand trade unions will not able to influence making of transfer lists like pre and post intern appointment lists of doctors under the institutional code and the unions can only make suggestions for annual transfer lists of their professions Dr.Mahipala has further  added.

By responding to the accusations made by GMOA stating Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has influenced the Ministry Officials to change the list Director General Of Health Services has stressed that Minister has not influenced them in this regard."He only requested  us to try to recruit some medical officers for those hospitals and units which are not functioned at the moment and reopen them "he has pointed out.

As GMOA has decided to launch an island wide strike from 8 a.m to 12 noon tomorrow(31) by opposing the Health Ministry's decision to make changes to post intern appointment list of doctors, arrangements have been made to function Out Door Patients Departments in all government hospitals during the strike period Dr.Mahipala has further stated.

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