Colombo Public Health Dept.Using BTI Bacteria In Mosquito Breeding Places

The Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council has launched a Campaign to Spray BTI Bacteria within Housing premises of the Central Colombo Area where the Dengue is spreading rapidly according to the Chief Medical Officer of Colombo Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam.

BTI Bacteria is spraying once a week on the Housing Premises which are among 40,000 Houses in the Area where Dengue is spreading Dr.Kariyawasam stated.Public Health Officials are examine the progress of the using of Bacterial Spray once a week and reported to him He further added.

This is the First time that this Bacteria is using within Housing Premises as the Colombo Public Health Department already using it in Public places since almost a year now.Meanwhile still the Ministry Of Health is not taken any steps to importing BTI Bacteria From Cuba as earlier stated for using it among the Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places throughout the Country.

Dengue Is in Increase

Around 7999 Dengue Patients were reported throughout the Island from the months of January and February this year and out of these patients 46 were died The Epidemiology Unit said today.

Majority of the Dengue Patients were reported during the Month of January.Meanwhile even the Dengue is in increase the Ministry Of Health has still delaying the importing of BTI Bacteria from Cuba to Destroy Dengue Larvae.

Malini Fonseka Secured A Spot Among 25 Greatest Asian Actors

CNN today named Famous and Veteran Sri Lankan Actress Malini Fonseka as one of the 25 Greatest Actors in Asia.Malini Who is known as the Queen of the Sinhalese Cinema won several local and international awards for her roles portrayed in the Films.

President Rajapaksha To Take Oaths For The Second Terrm In November

Pressident Mahinda Rajapaksha to take oaths for the second term in office on 18th of November this year according to the Professor G.L Pieris.President Rajapaksha was elected for the Second Term on the Presidential Elections held in 26th of January this year.

Evidences Recorded From 31 Persons On Gen.Fonseka Case

Army has been recorded an Evidences from 31 persons regarding the case on Retired General Sarath Fonseka who is in Army Custody according to the Army Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinha.According to him a summary report was currently being prepared and it will be presented to the Army Commander soon.

Severe Drug Shortage At Maharagama Cancer Hospital

Around 20 Cancer Drugs including 11 Essential Cancer Drugs were out of stock these days at the Cancer Hospital In Maharagama in the Colombo Suburbs putting the lives of the Cancer patients in danger.


According to the Cancer Hospital Doctors These Cancer drugs are administering to around 300 Indoor and Outdoor Cancer Patients Daily and due to the Drug shortage they are not having any other alternative measure than delaying of administering these Drugs to the Patients.Due to the expensiveness of these Drugs, Patients too cannot purchasing them from the Private Sector and some Cancer Injections are expensive as more then Rs.10,000 per Vial Doctors stressed.

"Five S U" and "Sistadine"are among the Drugs which are out of stock at the moment.When contacted The Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis said that due to the Huge cost that have to spend on Cancer Drugs Government cannot afford such a large amount of money to purchasing of these Drugs due to the Shortage of money .Government is currently spending Rs 2 million per Cancer Patient he stressed.

Parliament To Re Convene Next Week?

Sri Lankan Parliament which was dissolved last month is to re convene on 09th of March for a Special Session to extend the State Of Emergency for another Month Government has announced today.