Friday, September 19, 2014

Three Hundrad Fifty Five Animals With Rabies Have Been Identified

Around 355 Animals with Rabies have been identified from the island within first six months of this year according to the Medical Research Institute in Colombo.Among these animals with rabies their were 300 Dogs and 46  Cats.

These animals were identified as suffered from Rabies following  the experiments carried out on their body parts received by the Medical Research Institute.

Cows,Squirrels,Goats and  Buffaloes too there among the said Rabies Victims.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Dengue Is On The Increase

During the last 16 days of this Month around 410 Dengue Patients have been reported throughout the country the Epidemiology Unit has announced.The majority of these patients have been reported from Colombo District.

According to the  statistics  available around 29,663 dengue patients have reported from  the island this year so far and the majority out of this numbering 10,019 dengue patients have been reported from the Colombo District.

Meanwhile the epidemiologists have criticized the way some urban councils in the island acted when conducting dengue control activities during the recently concluded national mosquito control week as they failed to carry out  these activities in sub roads.Some councils have only paid attention  to the
institutions and residencies based on main roads only when conducting  dengue mosquito control activities they have urged.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Electricity And Fuel Prices Reduced With Effect From Today(16)-President

The Electricity Bill of local consumers will be reduced by 25% with effect from today(16) President Mahinda Rajapaksha has announced this evening.Also the prices of Diesel,Petrol and Kersosene are to be reduced by Rs.3,Rs.5 and Rs.20 respectively also with effect from midnight tonight President has said.

President Rajapaksha has announced these price reductions during the meeting held with visiting Chinese President Xi Jin Ping at the Presidential Secretariat this evening.

Every 6.7 Persons In Sri Lanka Have A Dog -Anti Rabies Campaign

Every 6.7 persons Out of the  20.3 million Population of Sri Lanka are have a dog  according to the latest survey carried out by the Anti Rabies Campaign,There are 3.03 million dog population  in the country in which 70% are adapted in house holds and  30% are stray dogs the Director of the Public Veterinary Unit of the Ministry Of Health Dr.P.L Harishchandre has stressed .

Even this number of Dogs per humans are on the  increase or decrease in future ,what really matters  is to avoid the spreading of Rabies among humans in  the country through dogs he has said.

In last year alone  28 Human Rabies deaths have been reported and all of those victims
 got Rabies due to the Dog Bites Dr,Harishchnadre has stressed.

In another development around 762 Animal Rabies cases have been reported throughout the island last year and out of this number 664 cases( around 87%) have been  reported among Dogs Anti Rabies Campaign has revealed.Almost 100% of the Human Rabies Deaths in Sri Lanka last year occurred due to the dog bites the Campaign has revealed.

Addressing a Media Seminar held today(16) at the Health Education Bureau in Colombo this morning on Rabies Disease , Dr.Harishchandre has said that although the immunization of both Stray and Domestically adapted dogs becomes successful Animals like Cats will become a potential threat on spreading rabies among humans in the country due to the bites they have received from dogs .

Monday, September 15, 2014

Health Ministry To Recruit Graduate PSM'S To Government Hospitals

The Health Ministry has decided to recruit 197 Professions Supplementary To Medicine(PSM'S) Graduates to Government Hospitals with effect from 01st Of October by solving one of the major demands made by the  Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To Medicine (JCPSM) .

The appointments of the said graduates who were successfully completed the internship period at government hospitals were handed over to them today(15) at a function held at the Medical Research Institute Auditorium in Colombo.

Meanwhile the Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To Medicine has welcomed  the Health Ministry's decision to recruiting the PSM Graduates to the government hospitals the first time in history and decided to postpone their executive meeting scheduled to be held today to decide the future trade union action of the PSM's over three service demands .

According to the secretary of the JCPSM ,Saman Jayasekera the said executive meeting has  postponed for a week as the Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena had promised them to take cabinet approval for two other major demands of PSM'S within a week period from today .

Thousands of patients were suffered due to the Island Wide Continuous Strike launched by the PSM'S attach to Government Hospitals two weeks back by demanding solutions for their service demands.




Saturday, September 13, 2014

Kandy National Museum To Be Closed Down From 15th Of September To 31st Of December

The National Museum in Kandy is due to be closed down from 15th of September (Monday) to 31st of December for the public due to the renovation and preservation activities the Department Of National Museums has announced.

The Kandy National Museum Building was built during the King Sri Wickrama Rajasinha era(1798-1815).It was open for the public as a Museum on 1942 and having over 5000 Museum Items
which portrait various aspects of historical and cultural events of the Kandyan Period (17-19 AD).

Professions Supplementary To Medicine To Re Launch Their Suspended Strike Action?

The Professions Supplementary To Medicine (PSM'S) are planning to re launch their suspended strike  action soon as the authorities are not yet able to solve their demands as promised according to the Hospital Sources.

The Executive Committee of the Joint Council Of Professions Supplementary To Medicine(JCPSM) is due to meet this Monday(15) to take a decision on whether to re launch the strike which they have suspended on 31st of August after Health Authorities have  promised them to get Cabinet Approval for the the three major Demands of PSM'S by 04th of September.

The five Professions representing PSM'S ,The Government Pharmacists,Medical Laboratory Technologists(MLT'S),Radiographers,Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists have demanded to get Cabinet Approval for their three major demands namely ,granting delayed service promotions of PSM'S,establishing a Higher Grade for PSM'S and providing appointments for the PSM Graduates who have completed their internships to the Government Hospitals .Per their request the Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has promised the PSM'S on 01st of September that he will personally involved in this and getting the Cabinet Approval for the said demands by 04th of September,

Although the Minister has made a promise up to now the Health Authorities have not informed us officially on whether the Cabinet approved the said demands the Secretary of the JCPSM ,Saman Jayasekera has said.

Due to the Island Wide Continuous Strike launched by the PSM'S from 27th of August to 31st of August even emergency services of the state hospitals have been suspended
 and a large number of  patients have faced severe difficulties.

Popular Singer Chandrakumar Kandanaarachchi Passed Away

 Popular Local Singer  Chadrakumar Kandanaarachchi who sung  many popula hit love songs in 70's and  80's had passed away today (26)...