QUOTES FOR LIFE

Government Has Decided To Abolish SAITM Medical Collage And To Create A New Non Profitable Institute For The Students

Government has decided to abolish the Malabe Private

Medical Collage currently managed by South Asian Institute Of Technology And Medicine (SAITM) under the leadership of Dr.Neville Fernando and to  create a non profitable Institute and recruite the students attached to the Medical Collage according to the Government Information Department.

The new non profitable Institute due to create instead of the SAITM  will run under the supervision of University Grants Commission and Ministry Of Higher Education Information Department has stated.

This decision has been taken as per the recommend ations made by a Presidential committee appointed by the President Maithripala Sirisena to find solutions for the SAITM Crisis.

As per the recommendations of the Committee the governing activities of  the SAITM will be removed from it's current chairman Dr.Neville Fernando and his family .

The new non profitable institute due to create instead of SAITM should accept the current students attached to SAITM medical collage and those who have completed the medical degree should be given the clinical training in Government Hospitals under the advise of Sri Lanka Medical Council it has been announced.

Ministry of Health should taken steps to gazette the minimum requirements of Medical Education and Training within a one month period from today (29).

Three persons In Madamulana Area Were Killed Due To Lightning

Three persons in madamulana,Weeraketiya area were

killed due to struck by lightning  while drying paddy according to the Police.

The deceased were residents of Galpoththayaya ,Wee raketiya area it has been revealed.

Around 17 Families Have Been Evacuated In Mawanella Due To A Landslide Threat

Around 17 families residing in Vaganthale area in

Mawanalle have been evacuated from their houses due to a Landslide threat occurred as a result of heavy showers prevailing in the area according to the Disaster Management Center.

The evacuated families have been provided accomodation in a Temple of the area.

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide warnings to five districts including Kandy and Kegalle due to the heavy showers prevailing in.

A Team Of Australian Medical Consultants Due To Arrive Sri Lanka To Investigate On Unknown Kidney Disease

A team of Australian Medical Consultants is due to

arrive in  Sri Lanka to investigate on the unknown Chronic Kidney Disease spreads in most parts of the country at present according to the project director of Presidential Task Force on Kidney Disease Prevention Asela Iddawela.

The Australian will be arrived in the country as per an invitation made by President Maithripala Sirisena he has stressed.

The Team of Consultants is due to begin investigations on spreading of Kidney Disease and prevention of it it has been reported.

The medical teams led by World Health Organization had launched several investigations recent times on the unknown Kidney Disease ,but still not able to reveal an exact cause of the disease.

HEALTH TIP

Five Districts Received Landslide Warnings Due To The Rain

The National Building Research Organization(NBRO)

had issued landslide warnings to five districts in the island due to the heavy showers prevailing in .

Accordingly landslide warnings have been issued to the  Ratnapura,Nuwara Eliya,Matale,Kandy and Kegalle Districts .

Public in these districts should be vigilant over the landslide signs it has been announced.

Meanwhile two sluice gates of Canyon river had opened as a result of the heavy showers  and people in Ginigathhena area has been advised to be in vigilant over the situation.