Medical Supplies Division Suspended Issuing Of TNT To The Govt.Hospitals

Medical Supplies Division suspended the issuing of Life saving drug of the Heart Patients with Pain "Triglyceride Nitrate" or TNT to the Government Hospitals.after the stock imported from an Indian Company found as low in quality through the laboratory test.However the Government Pharmacies are issuing the Tablets to the Heart Patients despite it's lack of effectiveness Health sources said.

Maid Recovered After Removed Nails From Her Body

The Housemaid who underwent a surgery to remove the nails inserted to her body by her Saudi Employer recovering well after the surgery according to the Hospital sources.She underwent a Surgery to removed 24 nails inside her body yesterday at the Kamburupitiya Hospital and the Surgery was successful according to the Doctors.

The Chairman of the Foreign Employment Bureau Mr.Kingsly Ranawaka visited the Hospital today  to see her situation and offered a State own House.Large number of People visited the Kamburupitiya Hospital yesterday to take a glimpse of the 49 year old maid who's story appeared in Headlines in the media last few days.Several Government and Opposition Parliamentarians too visited her.

Health Ministry To Charge A Treatment Fee From Patients Who Got Sick Due To Alcohol

Health Ministry to charge Treatment fee next year from the Patients who are admitted to Government Hospitals due to the illnesses related to Drinking of Alcohol  Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena said today.Addressing a Function in Kandy the Minister said every year Health Ministry spend an expenditure around Rs.3.5 million for treating Non Communicable diseases which majority are realted to Alcohol.

Every day around 300-350 people dying due to Non Communicable diseases such as Heart Diseases,High Blood Preasure,Diabetese,Kidney diseases and around 2000 people died due to the injuries caused because of  Road Accidents which majority of them related to alcoholism the Minister stressed.Taking into consideration these things the Health Ministry has decided to charge a fee from the  Alcoholic addicts begining next year minister further added.

Foreign Employment Bureau To Bring Saudi Couple Who Harrased SrI Lankan Maid To Justice

Foreign Employment Bureau of Sri Lanka says they are working towards bringing the Saudi Couple who inserted 23 nails and steal sticks to a body of the Sri Lankan Housemaid worked for them to Justice.The Bureau already consulted the Sri Lankan High Commision in Saudi Arabia regarding this.

Colombo Health Officials Destroyed 300 Kilos Of Contaminated Food

The Health Officials in the Colombo Municipal Council Public Health Department yesterday night raided 97 eating houses situated in Colombo suburbs and destroyed around 300 kilos of contaminated Food selling inside of 39 eating houses the Colombo Chief MOH Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam said today.According to Dr.Kariyawasam the Colombo Public Health Deaprtment plans to filed cases aginst these eating houses by next weak.

The majority of the Destroyed Food items are Kottu Roti Dr.Kariyawasam stressed.These Eating Houses are situated in Fort,Bambalapitiya,Borella,Slave Island and Maradana he stressed.Another 56 samples of food items selling at 58 raided Eating Houses too taken for further tests.

Health Ministry To Launch A National Survey On Medical Equipment

The Ministry of Health has decided to launch an Islandwide survey on the Medical equipments currently used by all Government Hospitals throughout the island numbering 1016.The aim of this survey is to minimize the inproper way of distribution of the Medical equipments to hospitals and to collect data on  foreign and local medical equipment donations to the government Hospitals.

Health Ministry estimates around 80,000 Medical Equipments which are foreign and local donations are currently use by the Hospitals without inform on these donations to the Ministry.

Health Ministry To Test Local BTI Bacteria

Health Ministry is  to test the locally  made BTI Bacteria which can destroyed Dengue Mosquito Larvae on it's effectiveness within this weak according to the Ministry sources.The Industrial Technology Institute developed this BTI Bacteria.