Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne Has Instructed The Epidemiology Unit To Check Suitability Of Dengue Vaccine For Sri Lanka

The Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has instructed the Epidemiology Unit to check the suitability of Dengue Vaccine which was manufactured by a French Company and accepted by World Health Organization in view of using in Sri Lanka.

If it is found the Dengue Vaccine is suitable to use in Sri Lanka ,Authorities should import the vaccine for  Sri Lanka's Dengue Control Programme) the Health Minister has stated.

Minister Dr.Senaratne has also instructed the newly appointed acting Chief Executive Officer of Independent Drug Regulatory Authority Dr.Kamal Jayasinghe to register the Dengue Vaccine manufactured in France if it found suitable for Sri Lanka.

The French Ambassador to Sri Lanka has met with  Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne recently and informed him on the newly manufactured  Dengue Vaccine.

Mexico and Philiphines have already decided to use the newly manufactired  Dengue Vaccine  in their countries.

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Eighteen Individuals Were Detained On New Kesbawa Main Road For Involved In Illegal Motor Cycle Racing

Piliyandala Police have arrested 18 individuals in the wee hours of today(24) on New Kesbawa Main Road(In Colombo) for allegedly involved in illegal motor cycle racing by using high noise silencers .

The majority of the detainees have been identified as residents in Colombo-15(Mattakkuliya) according to the Police.

Piliyandala Police are conducting further investigations on the incident.

A 19 Year Old Boy Was Killed Due To A Motor Bicycle-Bus Collision Occurred At Padukka

A 19 year old boy was killed and another got injured and hospitalized yesterday  (23)following a Motor Bicycle they were travelling in collided with a Bus on Padukka-Godagama Road(In Colombo) according to the Police.

The body of the deceased who was a resident in Padukka has been sent to Homagama Base Hospital for autopsy.

The driver of the Bus was taken into custody by the Police regarding the accident.

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Sri Lanka Navy Have Detained 30 Local Fishermen While Illegally Harvesting Of Sea Cucumbers In Northern Seas

Sri Lanka Navy have arrested 30 local fishermen while engaged in illegally harvesting of Sea Cucumbers in between Chundikulam and Vettalakerni sea area (In Northern Province)according to Navy Sources.

During the raid  2264 Sea Cucumbers,102 Oxygen Cylinders,22 pairs of diving pins,10 G.P.S Units  and 25 Diving Masks were taken into custody  by Sri Lanka Navy Officers it has been reported.

The arrested local fishermen, the stock of sea cucumbers and equipment were handed over to the Fisheries Department in Jaffna for further investigations.