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A Severe Shortage Of 36,430 Nurses Prevails In Government Hospitals -All Ceylon Nurses Union

There's a Severe Shortage of around 36,430 Nurses in Government Hospitals throughout the island at present according to the President Of All Ceylon Nurses Union Mr.Gamini Kumarasinghe.

Although the World Health Organization(WHO) has been recommended that there should be 64,430 Nurses available in government hospitals only 28,000 Nurses are available in Hospitals at present Mr.Kumarasinghe has said.

Due to the severe shortage of Nurses prevails in Government Hospitals these days a Single Nurse need to cover the work of three nurses he has revealed.

The new entrants recruited for Nurses Training annually  too are not sufficient to ease the nurses shortage the President of the Nurses Union has stressed.

The All Ceylon Nurses Union has decided to conduct a massive protest campaign in front of the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine on next Tuesday by demanding solutions for several demands of Government Nurses including the severe nurses shortage and the establishing of  the proposed new Nursing Constitution.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

New Health Advisory Committee Has Appointed

The Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine has yesterday(18) appointed a 16 member Health Advisory Committee to prepare the future plans of  Health Ministry by using the latest technology and to monitoring the plans.

The Health Advisory Committee comprises with former Secretaries and Director Generals Of Health Services of the Health Ministry.

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Around 25 School Children Attached To A Primary School In Bagawathalawa

Around 25 School Children attached to the Primary School in Bagawanthalawa Area(In Central Province) have been hospitalized yesterday(18) due to a food poisoning.

The School Children had fallen sick and shown symptoms like vomiting,fainting and stomachache after consuming the morning meals provided by School .

The Bagawanthalawa Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.