Doctors Strike : Not Much Affect Done To Major Govt.Hospitals As Doctors Reported To Work

Due to the Island Wide One day Token Strike Launched by the Government

Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today (17) against the proposed Free trade agreement to be signed with Singapore,not much affect done to the Hospital services in Major Government Hospitals including the National Hospital in Colombo as Majority of Doctors reported to work it has been reported.

As the demand is not related to Doctors  rights most Doctors have seen treating patients in OPD Clinics despite the strike.

However some who are trying to gain political advantage from the situation are trying to create a wrong image on the strike by stating that hospital work has been badly affected due to the strike .

The strike is scheduled to be concluded at 8 a.m tomorrow (18) according to the GMOA.

Health Minister Has Instructed The Director General Of Health Services To Purchase And Supply "Hiflow Oxygen " Machines Required To Treat Child Viral Fever Patents In Two Southern Hospitals

Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has instructed the Director General Of Health Services Dr.Anil Jasinghe to local purchase and supply "Highflow Oxygen" machines to KARAPITIYA Teaching and Matara General Hospitals ,required to provide urgent  treatment for Children suffering from the Influenza  like Viral fever currently spreading Karapitiya in Galle and Matara areas (Southern Province).

These machines will be supplied as per the requests made by the Child Specialists in Karapitiya Teaching And Matara General Hospitals according to the Health Ministry.

The Epidemiology Unit  attached to the Health Ministry has launched an inquiry on the Viral flu spreading in Southern Province .Till the conclusion of the Inquiry Health Ministry has requested the Public In South to follow the advises issued by the Child Specialist on the flu .

FROM BUDDHISM

Not all calories are created equal: Calories from sugar-sweetened drinks cause more weight gain and increase your risk of disease than bread or potatoes

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US STILL HOPEFUL ABOUT NORTH KOREAN SUMMIT

FROM YESTERYEAR SINHALA CINEMA: A SONG FROM "APEKSHA" FILM SCREENED IN 1978

SONG WAS SUNG BY SUJATHA ATTANAYAKE AND LATE  H.R JOTHIPALA

CAST OF THE FILM -MALINI FONSEKA,AMARASIRI KALANSURIYA,GEETHA KUMARASINGHE AND ROBIN FERNANDO

Colombo Grand Mosque Has Announced The Begining Of The Ramadan Fast

After the sighting of new moon,The Colombo Grand Mosque has today (16) announced that the Month of Ramadan fasting of the Muslim Community wil begin at the dawn of this Friday(18).

However majority of Muslim Countries including Saudi Arabia had earlier announced that the Month of Ramadan fasting will begin tomorrow(17) as the new moon was not visible.

Meanwhile Cabinet has approved to import a proposal on importing 250 metric tonnes of Dates from Saudi Arabia  to Sri Lanka in view of distribute them among Muslim families with exonomic difficulties in the country through Muslim Churches .

The Cabinet proposal in this regars had been submitted to the Cabinet by the Prime Minister and Minister of Islsmic Affairs.

Meanwhile Saudi Arabia has not provided Dates to the Muslim Community of Sri Lanka this year as in previous years it has been revealed.