Health Minister Proposed A System On Air Lifting Accident Victims To Hospitals

Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated today(09) that he proposed the Economic Stability Committee headed by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe  to adapt a system implemented in Germany on Airlifting Accident victims to Hospitals .

"Even President Maithripala Sirisena had informed me to implement a system like this in Sri Lanka as it is the best kind of system suited here due to heavy traffic congestion  prevailing  in most of our  main roads" Minister has stressed.

Addressing a ceremony held at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall(BMICH) to launch "A National Policy on Accident and Emergency Treatment" Minister Dr.Senaratne has stated that the lives of thousands of Accident Victims can be saved  by transporting them to the Hospital during the first hour after an accident occurred known as the "Golden Hour".

Through increasing the road accident fines and other measures taken to minimize the road accidents the Health Ministry and the Government expecting to reduce the road accidents in Sri Lanka by 30% he has stressed.

Meanwhile according to the Ministry of Health ,Rs.7748 million allocated to build new accident services in 28 government hospitals.

More Than 800 Kilo Grammes Of Cocaine Had Recovered From A Ship Docked At Colombo Port

Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB)officials had today(09) recovered over 800 Kilo Grammes of Cocaine from a Ship docked at the Colombo Port.

The  PNB Officials who searched the Ship which transported Timber from Ecuador to India as per a Court Order based on  a tip off ,recovered the stock of Cocaine it has been reported.

The Value of the stock of Cocaine recovered not been estimated yet according to Police Narcotic Bureau officials.

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Doctors To Be Advised To Prescribe Drugs Under Generic Name Only Soon-Health Minister

Soon after the  setting up of proposed Drug Quality

Assuarance Laboratory funded by Chinese Governmrnt here Doctors will be advised to prescribe drugs for patients under generic name only according to the Minister of Healh Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

According to the National Drug Policy implemented at present Doctors are allowed to prescribe drugs under trade name too as an option besides prescribing drugs under generic name.

Minister has revealed this during the launching of five western drugs including Paracetamol manufactured by State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC)held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo last Wednesday (07).

Colombo High Court Given Permission To Former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakshe And His Former Ministry Secretary To Leave Abroad

Colombo High Court has yesterday (08)given

permission to Former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakshe and Former secretary to the Ministry Dr.Nihal Jayathilake who had been charged for misappropriation  of Rs.2991 million belonging to Divi Naguma Department to distribute Celing Sheets to Divi Naguma Beneficieries during the presidential election, to travel abroad for medical treatment.

Accordingly the former minister Basil Rajapakshe has been given permission to leave USA  for medical treatment until 02nd of  March.

They were allowed to leave abroad on two personal bonds of Rs.500 million and an surety bond of Rs.500 million.

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Police Department Has Suspended The Service Of The Chief Inspector Of Panadura Police Station

Police Department has today (08) suspended the

service of Chief Inspector attached to Panadura Police station(Colombo) with immediatte effect due to the missing of  three firearms of the Police Station.

Two out of the three firearms which went missing had been recovered during the investigations and one firearm is still untracable according to Police.

The further investigations on the incident are being carriedout under the supervision of a senior police officer attached to Panadura Police division.