Due To Poor Cigarette Tax Policy Sri Lanka Has Lost Nearly Rs.100 Billion Income During last FIve Years

Due to the lapses of  Tax system imposed on Cigarettes  by the  Ministry of Finance Sri Lanka has lost nearly Rs.100 billion worth income during last five year period  accordance to The executive director of the Alcohol and Drug information center (ADIC) PubUdu Sumanasekara .

The huge amount of income loss faced  by the government  due to the small percentage of tax imposed on Cigarettes and as the percentage is not affected to cigarette smokers much the Tobacco company has also increased the price of Cigarettes from a certain percentage and selling it to smokers so the income of the company can be increased He has stressed .

Addressing a Media Seminar held yesterday (29)at Sri Lanka Medical Association auditorium in Colombo on World No Tobacco day  falls tomorrow (31) The executive director of ADIC has stressed that if the Sri Lankan government recieves the large amount of income which has lost during last five years through that can make projects like moragahakanda ,Southern Expressway and Katunayaka Expressway Pubidu Sumanasekara  has further stated .

Traffic Light System To be Implemented On Solid And Half Solid Foods From 01st of June

Traffic light system indicating the sugar,salt and fat content in Solid and Half Solid food items is scheduled to be implemented with effect from 01st of June according to Ministry Of Health.

Under this Implementing traffic light system in these food items manufactured after 01st of June is compulsory .

Accordingly Green, Orange and Red circles will be printed in the wrappers of Solid and Half Solid food items indicating low ,medium and maximum sugar/salt /fat contents respectively the Ministry has stated .

A Gazette Notification regarding implementing traffic light system on Solid and Half Solid food items has been released on 12th of April it has been revealed .

Food manufacturing companies have reached an agreement with the Ministry of Health regarding implementing this system in view of reducing the spreading of non communicable diseases in the society .

However Health Minister Dr.Rajitha. Rajitha Senaratne has given a Three month concessionary period for small and medium food manufacturers to implement this traffic light system in their products according to request of the nanufacutters as they need a time to get checked the content of Sugar, Salt and fat content in their products through a Laboratory. 

Overweight And Obesity Among School Children Are On The Increase -Nutrition Division Head

overweight and Obesity which lead to non communicable diseases (NCD)among School children are on the increase according to The director of Nutrition Division in Ministry of Health Dr.Lakmini Moragodathanna .

Accordingly 6.1 percent of School Children attached to Grade 6 to 12 are overweight and 2.9 percent are obsessed She has stressed .

Addressing a Media Seminar held today (30)at Health Promotions Bureau in Colombo regarding the  National Nutrition Month falls in June Dr.Lakmini has stated that due to wrong food choices and physical inactivity among School children the risk of being overweight and obsessed is high .

According to the newest survey carried out in 2016 it has Been revealed that majority of School children in.in . western Province are overweight and obsessed.

Overweight and obesity caused non communicable diseases like diabetes ,heart diseases ,High Blood pressure, Cholesterol ,Bone related diseases she has stressed.

Addressing the seminar Head of the Nutrition Unit of Medical Research Institute in Colombo Dr.Renuka Jayathissa has said the "BMI Value (weight divided by the height  )of the children should be measured up to the 18 years of age to minimize overweight and Obesity among children .

The Deputy Director General Of Health services (Public health -2)Dr.Susi Fernando has stressed the need to minimise overweight and Obesity. 

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Around 80 Mothers Complained Against Dr.Safi Today Over Illegal Sterilisation -No Test Carried out Today As Well

Another 80 mothers had been  submitted complaints  today(29)against

Dr.Seigu Mohommad Siyabdeen Safi  a Senior Doctor attached to the Kurunagala Teaching hospital over illegal sterilisation bringing the total number of complaints received by the Kurunagala Teaching Hospital  over the issue to 200 .

However no test regarding the sterilization has been carried out so far by the hospital authorities as stated earlier.

Meanwhile around 11 mothers had been complained against Dr.safi to the Dambulla Base Hospital where he worked earlier.

Meanwhile trade unions of the Kurunagala Hospital had decided not to give evidence before the six member Investigation Board appointed by the Health MinistRy to probe on allegations levelled against Dr.Safi .