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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Health Minister Requested The Western Doctors Not To Accept Sponsorships From Drug Companies

no to drug companies සඳහා පින්තුර ප්‍රතිඵල

Minister of Health ,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has requested the Western Doctors Unions not to accept any sponsorship's from Drug Companies for their functions according to the Ministry Sources. As the Ministry of Heath too provided funds for events hosted by Western Doctors Unions, .Some Western Doctors Unions had already agreed to the request Minister Dr.Senaratne has stated.

Twenty HIV Positives With Risky Behaviour Found As Donated Their Blood To National Blood Transfusion Service-Their Blood Has Been Later Removed

Twenty HIV Positives with risky behavior pattern had found as donated their blood to the National Blood Transfusion Service last year(2015) and their blood had been removed soon after the tests confirmed that they are HIV Positives according to the Consultant Epidemiologist attached to National STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sriyakanthi Benaragama .

Sex workers ,Male to Male Sexual contacts and Drug Users were among these HIV Positives who have donated blood last year hiding their risky behavioral status Dr.Beneragama has stressed.However as the National Blood Transfusion Service maintains a good blood testing techniques managed to identify these HIV Positives who were in their window period of the disease she has stated while addressing a Media Seminar held this morning(22) at Health Education Bureau in Colombo regarding World AIDS Day.

People with risky behaviors should think several times before donating blood to National Blood Transfusion Service and should fill the form provided prior to the blood donation with correct facts to avoid any difficult situation like this Dr.Beneragama has said.

Every year one or two HIV Positives identify after donating blood like this but this is the first time that a large number of HIV Positives were found within a year that donate blood she has further added.

Sri Lanka's National Blood Transfusion Service rated as Best in South Asia.

Monday, November 21, 2016

"MAN,HEROIC AND SUBLIME",(1950-1951) A FAMOUS ABSTRACT ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR AMERICAN ARTIST BARNETT NEWMAN,(1905-1970)

Fifty Fourth International Congress Of "Medicina Alternativa "Inaugurated At BMICH,Colombo

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54th World Congress of "Medicina Alternative" which brings together more than one hundred delegates around the world who are representing complementary medicines had been inaugurated yesterday. (21), evening at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo under the patronage of Minister of Tourism John Amarathunge.

The Congress which will be held until this Thursday ,(24) at BMICH is organized by International Open University for Complementary Medicines.

A Ceylon Holistic Center which provides traditional medicinal treatments including accupuncture,traditional medicinal massage and aroma therapy was inaugurated yesterday at thimbirigasyaya in Colombo prior to the inauguration of the Congress .