Health Minister Said That Using Of Expired Blood Kits Was A Technical Mistake

The Using of Expired Blood Kits by the National Blood Center and the Few Allied Blood Banks On Patients was a Technical Mistake and the Public Services Commission will take A Disciplinary Action against those Involved in this Incident after the end of the ongoing Inquiry Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said today(16).Charge Sheets were Issued against those who were found Responsible of Using Expired Blood Kits Minister stressed During a Press Briefing held regarding this at the National Blood Centre,Narahenpita Today.He said that People not need to panic on using those Expired Blood Kits as a Inquiry Conducted by the Special Expertise penal Found that the Patients who were Subjected for using these Blood Kits are out of danger.Some Thirty Eight Patients who were given these Blood Kits found to be Normal Minister Added.If some One Accused that due to the using of these Expired Blood Kits Caught some Infection Ministry will Arranged a Special Inquiry on that Health Minister Further Added.The Inquiry Report On The Harmful Affects Of the Expired Blood Kits conducted by the Expertise Panel Handed Over To the Health Minister Recently.

Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff To Resume Chemo Therapy Treatment After Winning Their Demands

The Nursing Staff Of the Cancer Hospital Suspended Their Trade Union Action Of Stop Performing the Chemo Therapy Treatment for Cancer Patients this Evening after they Received a Favorable Response For their Demands.Health Secretary Dr Athula Kahanda Liyanage Promised the Nursing Staff Representatives and Nursing Unions to Conduct a Special Training Course on Chemo Therapy for the Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff,To Build
A Special Unit To Ensure the Safety of the above Treatment and To Consider the Increasing of the Proposed Rs.3000 Risk Allowance to Rs.10,000 during the Discussion held This Evening at the Ministry Of Health.Health Secretary Promised the Nursing Staff Representatives that
a decision will taken Regarding the Increasing of the Risk Allowance to Rs.10,000 after
Consulting the President Mahinda Rajapaksha this Thursday.
Nursing Staff of the Cancer Hospital Temporally Suspended their Five Day old Trade Union Action On Chemo Therapy Last Evening after Health Ministry Offered them a Discussion on their Demands today.The Chemo Therapy will Fully Perform on Cancer Patients From Tomorrow Cancer Hospital Nurses said.Due to the Stop Performing of this treatment in Last five days around 400 to 500 Out Door and Indoor Cancer Patients underwent Hardships.

Supreme Court Rules Taxes Imposed On Petrol Should Not Exceed It's Cost

Supreme Court Yesterday(15) Rules that Taxes Imposed on Petrol Should not Exceed it's Cost.Court also Suspends the Deputy General Manager of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation over the Hedging Deal.

Prices Of Milk Powder To Be Reduced From Today

The Prices Of 400 Grammes and 1 kilo Milk Powder Packs will Reduced with the Effect from Today(15) Consumer Affairs Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.According to the New Revised Prices A Price of a 400 Grammes Milk Powder Pack will Reduced by Rs.15 and 1 kilo Pack will Reduced by Rs.50.

Cancer Hospital Nurses Temporaraly Halt Their Trade Union Action And Resumed Chemo Therapy Treatment

Nursing Staff of the Cancer Hospital,Maharagama who are stopped Performing Chemo Therapy Treatment For Patients since Last Wednesday(10) Temporarily Suspend their Action Till Tomorrow Evening (16) Cancer Hospital Sources said .This was due to the Discussion offered to them By the Health Secretary tomorrow to Announce the Solutions given to their Demands.Due to the Halt of the Trade Union Action Chemo Therapy Treatment to the Indoor Patients in the Cancer Hospital Resumed This evening after Five Days Hospital Sources said.However According to the Nursing Unions this Action is halt till the End of tomorrow's Discussion.This Discussion is Scheduled to be Held on 4 P.m Tomorrow at the Ministry Of Health with the participation of the Representatives of The Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff and the Nursing Unions. In an Earlier Development Health Ministry canceled the Proposed Meeting with the Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff in last minute Scheduled to be held This Evening .Giving No Particuler Reason For the Cancellation of the Discussion Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage Says that There is no need to Discuss the Demands of the Cancer Hospital Nurses further as the Ministry has Already Gave Solutions to their demands.However the Solutions will be Discussed during the reschedule Meeting held in Tomorrow He stressed.
Meanwhile The President of the Health Services Trade Union Alliance(HSTUA) Saman Rathnapriya Said that the Cancellation of the Proposed Discussion on Nurses Demands Proved that the Health Ministry Is Paying little Attention to solve the Chemo Threrapy Issue and the Lives of the Cancer Patients Who are in Danger due to to not Receiving the Chemo Therapy Treatment as a Result of the Nurses Trade Union Action.The Chemo Therapy Treatment Not Given to both Indoor and Outdoor Cancer Patients for the Sixth Day This Evening (15)According to the Hospital Sources.

Chemo Therapy Issue-Health Ministry To Meet The Demands Of The Cancer Hospital Nurses

As the Trade Union Action Of the Cancer Hospital Nurses On Stop Performing the Chemo Therapy Treatment On Patients Has entered it's Fifth Day The Ministry Of Health Today(14)Decided To Implement A Proper Training Programme For The Nursing Staff Of The Cancer Hospital On Chemo Therapy Treatment and to Create a Safety Environment In the Cancer Hospital for This Treatment as Demanded by them.Under This the ministry will Implement a Training Programme On Chemo Therapy with the Assistance from the World Health Organaization and also Decided to Build a Unit For Storing and Issuing Chemo Therapy Injections and Issuing Safety Masks For the Nursing Staff Involved in this Treatment Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage said."We already sent Our decision to the Salary and Census Commission Seeking the Approval to Increase the Risk Allowance paid to The Health Staff Of The Cancer Hospital Involve in Chemo Therapy From Rs 500 to Rs.3000" He stressed.Health Secretary also Said that Tomorrow he will Inform The Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff on These Decisions.
Meanwhile The Trade Union Action of the Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff Entered it's Fifth Day Today as They Didn't Perform Chemo Therapy Treatment For the Cancer Patients.

CIMA-UK Suspended Their Sri Lankan Divisional Body Due To Governance Failures

CIMA(Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants-UK Suspended their Sri Lankan Divisional Council of The Institute Due To Governance Failures According to the Statement Issued by the Institute Today(13).However CIMA-UK Said that this will not make any impact on their Services.Meanwhile the President Of the CIMA-UK -Sri Lankan Divisional Council Gowrey Shanker Says that the Their Council Is a Role Model Of a Good Governance.