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Around 1700 Leprosy Patients Have Been Reported From The Country Last Year-Anti Leprosy Campaign

Around 1700 Leprosy Patients have been reported from Sri Lanka last year(2015) and the majority around 42% of these patients have been reported from the  Western Province according to Anti Leprosy Campaign.

The small children suffering from Leprosy in the country are on the increase and 181 such children have been identified last year alone the Campaign Officials have revealed during the media seminar held at Health Education Bureau yesterday(16) regarding Leprosy.

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Minister Of Health Has Instructed The Health Ministry Officials To Import Short Supply Drugs To The Country Within One And Half Month Period

The Minister Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has instructed the Health Ministry Officials to take steps to import drugs which are in short supply at Government Hospitals within one and half month period for benefit of the patients.

At the moment it takes Nine Months to import an essential drug to the country due to the current tender procedures.

The Health Minister has  also decided to submit a paper to the Cabinet seeking it's approval for importing more drugs to Government Hospitals to avoid a shortage until coming June.

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Navy Divers Recovered The Bodies Of Two Girls Who Went Missing After They Drowned In Kelani River

The Navy Divers have recovered the bodies of two girls aged 13 years  who went missing after went to bathe in Kelani River on last Monday from rived bed .

Three Girls who went to Bathe in Kelani River on Monday have reported as missing after they have drowned in the river.However the residents living in near Kelani River have manged to rescue one girl shortly after she has drowned.But later she was pronounced  as dead.


The dead girls were  residents of Uragaha,Habarugala (In Western Province) Area.

Welikada Police Have Arrested Four Young Girls Worked At A Brothel House Functioned As A Massage Center

The Police have yesterday(16) arrested four young girls who have worked at a Brothel House which functioned in a guise of a Massage Center(SPA) at Rajagiriya-Buthgamuwa Road(In Colombo) during a raid carried out there.

The raid has been carried out at the Brothel by Welikada Police Officers headed by OIC Sudath Asamdala.

The Welikada Police have received so many complaints from the public on Brothel Houses that  illegally functioning  as Massage Centers and Massage Centers functioning without a proper licence within the Kotte Urban Council Area according to the Police.