Sixty Five Dengue Deaths Have Been Reported From The Island This Year

Around 65 dengue deaths have been reported from the island this year up to now The Epidemiology Unit has said today(05).Last year (2013)only 62 dengue deaths have been reported throughout the year according to the reports.

Out of the 65 dengue deaths reported  this year 37 were reported from the Colombo District.Western Province is the province which had most number of dengue deaths this year around 82 so far the Director of National Dengue  Control Programme Dr.Hasitha Thisera has said.

Around 29,109 Dengue Patients have been reported throughout the island this year up to now while 23,072 dengue patients have been reported from the island last year.

While addressing a Media Briefing held at the Health Education Bureau,he has said that the Ministry Of Health has declared a National Dengue Mosquito Control Week from 10th of September to 16th of September in view of inspecting dengue mosquito breeding places throughout the island.Health Workers along with the members of Tri Forces and Police are due to carry out island wide raids in all houses,institutions,schools and religious places by searching dengue mosquito breeding places during this week Dr,Thissera has stressed..

Sri Lanka Has Ranked 4th Place Which Having Highest Suicide Rate

Sri Lanka has ranked 4th place  which is  having  highest suicide rates in the world  among 172 Countries a latest study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO)has revealed.According to  the study 28.8 Persons out of 100,000 population in Sri Lanka are prone to suicide .

The country which is having the   highest suicide rate is African Country Guyana and in that country 44.2 persons out of the 100,000 population are prone to suicide followed by North and South Korea(38.5 and 28.9 respectively).Among the other countries which are having a highest suicide rates are Lithuania(28.2),Surinam(27.8),Mosambique(27.4),Nepal(24.9),Tanzania(24.9),Burundi(23.1),India(21.1) and Southern Sudan(19.1).

Meanwhile WHO has recognized the suicide rate at present as a major  global health problem.

Cosmetic Death- Accused Doctor Nimal Gamage Has Been Released On Surety And Personal Bails

Doctor Nimal Gamage who himself has advertised as a Cosmetic Surgeon  and charged  over the death of a Lady Doctor whom died after administration  an injection was released on bail today(03) by the Colombo Magistrate Court.The Colombo Additional Magistrate A.H.A Shahabdeen had released Dr.Gamage on two surety bails worth Rs.500,000 each and Rs.50,000 personal bail .

The additional magistrate has ordered the suspected Dr.Gamage to not to influence the witnesses of the case and the inquiries held regarding his cosmetic surgery clinic   it has been revealed.Also he has been ordered not to go abroad and  to be reported to the Bamabalapitiya Police on every last Sunday of the month.

The Selling Of An Infant-Parents Bought A House For Rs.18,000 From The Money They Have Received

The parents who got arrested yesterday (01)over the selling of their 08 day old infant boy to another couple for Rs.50,000 had bought a temporarily built shanty from Modara Area in Colombo Suburbs by spending Rs.18,000 out of  that money the initial investigations carried out by the Police have revealed .

The mother of the infant boy who sold him to another couple gave birth to the child on 24th of August at North Colombo (Ragama) Teaching Hospital.The infant was sold to the couple reside in Uswetakeyyawa Area in Colombo through another two women after the mother discharged from the hospital on 29th of August police has said.The male who bought the infant from his parents has been identified as a butcher.

All the six persons involved in the selling of the infant were arrested by the police .

Six People Got Arrested Over The Selling Of A 08 Day Old Infant

Six people including four women have been arrested today (01) by  the Police at Colombo in connection with selling of a 08  day old infant boy to a couple in Colombo suburbs.The infant was sold to a couple at Uswetakeyyawa area in Colombo for Rs.50,000 it has been revealed.

The parents of the infant,the couple who bought the infant and two women who helped to sold the infant got arrested by the Police in this regard.The sold infant boy was born on 24th of August at North Colombo(Ragama) Teaching Hospital and sold to a couple at uswetakeyyawa by two women  with the approval of infant's mother Police said.

Government Hospital PSM'S Have Suspended Their Continuous Strike

The Professions Supplementary To Medicine(PSM'S) who were on an Island Wide continuous strike at Government Hospitals since last Tuesday(26) had temporarily suspended their trade union action around 8 a.m this morning after the deputy Health Minister Lalith Dissanayke had promised them to meat their demands by 04th of September.

According to the Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To Medicine (JCPSM),during the discussions held yesterday (30) the deputy health minister Dissanayake had assured  that he will getting the cabinet approval for the major three demands of the PSM'S namely implementing the long delayed service promotions of PSM'S,Establishing a higher grade for PSM'S and recruiting the PSM Graduates who had completed their internships to  government hospitals.

These demands were already produced before the cabinet according to the deputy health minister JCPSM has said.

The PSM's who have launched the strike  since last Tuesday have expanded their strike action  last Thursday by withdrawing from emergency services in government hospitals.

Meanwhile Colombo District Court had issued an Injunction Order last Friday by preventing PSM's from continuing the strike according to a complaint made by a patient.However the PSM's have decided to continue their strike further on Saturday by citing  that their Union has not received the court order.

An Elephant Paraded In Annual Bellanwila Possession Had Disturbed And Ran On The Road By Injuring People

Around 3 people got injured and A house and a motor car were broken as an Elephant paraded in 64th Annual Bellanwila Randholi Possession (Perahera) held last night suddenly got disturbed and ran after the people who were gathered to witness the possession Police has revealed.The elephant named "Hemantha" was suddenly ran on  the road and people gathered there ran  amock the sources added.

A house and a motor vehicle parked nearby have been destroyed by the elephant and the injured got admitted to Kalubowila Teaching Hospital.

Later authorities had captured the elephant around 2.45 a.m this morning by tranquilize him and around 12.45 p.m today he got up and walked calmly police said.However the reason behind his sudden behavior change has not yet revealed.