Cabinet has today (15) approved a Proposal to recruit 982 SAITM (Malabe Private Medical Collage) students to the Medical Faculty of Sir John Kotalawala Defense University after evaluating their qualifications.
The Cabinet Proposal was jointly submitted to the Cabinet by the President Maithripala Sirisena and Minister Of Higher Education Wijedasa Rajapakshe.
The Kothalawala Defense University Act too will be amended to pave the way to admit the SAITM Students it has been announced.
The Joint Opposition MP Dilum Amunugama had arrived in Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) this morning (15) to give a statement regarding the communal violence occurred in several places in Kandy last March .
The Joint Opposition MP was asked to be present in TID on 10th of May to record a statement regarding the communal violence occurred in Kandy ,However as he had attended the Parliamentary Sessions on that day he had booked today to appear before the TID.
MP Dilum Amunugama had arrived at the TID accompanied by Joint Opposition MP's Namal Rajapakhse and Mahindananda Aluthgamage.
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Now the night has almost passed(waiting for you)
I am crying here why are you quiet there(you have not come)
The night has almost passed(waiting for you)
The beauty of the moon is ebbing
The stars are heartbroken
This is a painful restless time
Where is this night, like a bride, departing in a vehicle of the moon
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My fate is almost asleep(waiting for you)
You are not coming, where should I go or what should I do?
“This was the first time I have ever operated aboard a ship,” said
Dr. Vyramuthu Varanitharan, a general surgeon at Base Hospital Mutur.
“It is very stable and doesn’t move around. It felt as if I was doing
surgery in an operating room in a hospital. It was a fantastic
experience to have been able to do surgery on a hospital ship and it is
something my team and I will never forget.”
Dr. Vyramuthu has revealed this after the U.S. and Sri Lankan surgeons conducting the first ever
robot-assisted surgery aboard the USNS Mercy on May 4. The joint team
of multinational surgeons and medical professionals successfully
completed a cholecystectomy, or gall bladder removal, on a Sri Lankan
citizen using a Da Vinci XI Robot Surgical System.
“This landmark surgery advances the boundaries of what is possible
through collaboration, skill, and technology,” said U.S. Ambassador to
Sri Lanka and the Maldives Atul Keshap. “We are proud to partner with
Sri Lankan medical professionals on this ground-breaking achievement for
the international medical field.”
Cmdr. Tamara Worlton (right), a surgeon assigned to
Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy and Dr. Vyramuthu
Varanitharan (left), a Sri Lankan general surgeon at Base Hospital
Muttur, suture an incision after conducting the first robot-assisted
surgery.
Cmdr.
Tamara Worlton (right), a surgeon assigned to Military Sealift Command
hospital ship USNS Mercy and Dr. Vyramuthu Varanitharan (left), a Sri
Lankan general surgeon at Base Hospital Mutur, discuss robotic surgery
techniques during the first robot-assisted surgery
Intensive planning and preparation resulted in a smooth and routine
surgery. After the successful completion of the surgery, the patient
transferred to the Mercy’s post-anesthesia care unit to recover and was
later discharged from the ship in excellent condition for routine
post-operative follow up care by Dr. Varanitharan. Surgical
staff assigned to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy and
the Sri Lankan surgical team from Base Hospital Mutur perform the first
robot-assisted surgery on a patient while aboard the Mercy using the Da
Vinci XI Robot Surgical System.
Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral disaster
response preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. This
year’s mission includes military and civilian personnel from Sri Lanka,
the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Peru, and
Japan. Pacific Partnership 2018 consists of more than 800 U.S. and
partner nation military and civilian personnel working side-by-side with
host nation counterparts to better prepare for potential humanitarian
aid and disaster response situations.