WHO To Announce Sri Lanka As A Malaria Free Country Tomorrow (06)

Dr.Poonam addressing the Press Briefing

The World Health Organization (WHO) is due to announce Sri Lanka as a country free from Malaria and award the Malaria Elimination Certificate tomorrow (06) according to Director of World Health Organization for South East Asia Region Dr.Poonam Ketrapal Singh.

The Malaria Elimination Certificate will be awarded to Sri Lanka's Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne during the ongoing Health Minister's Summit of the South and South Eastern Asia Region in Colombo tomorrow Dr.Poonam has stated during the press briefing held at Nelum Pokuna theater regarding the  summit this morning.

As no indigenous case of Malaria has been reported from the country during the last three years Sri Lanka has recently applied from the WHO for Malaria Elimination Certificate.

Sri Lanka has received the Filariasis Elimination Certificate from WHO on 21st of July.

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Five Persons Were Arrested Over The Assault On Sri Lanka's Ambassador To Malaysia

Five Persons were arrested today(05) over the alleged assault  on Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Malaysia iIbrahim  Ansar at the Kuala Lampur  International Air Port in Malaysia yesterday (04)according to reports.

The case regarding the assault On Sri Lankan High Commissioner is being investigated under the section 147 of the panel code in Malaysia for rioting according to the Authorities.

However the Malaysian Authorities have declined to give details of the five suspects arrested regarding the assault .

Two Persons Were Killed And Three Persons Injured And Hospitalized Following An Accident At Kuruwita

Two persons were killed and three others injured and hospitalized following an accident involving a Lorry and two Trishaws in Millawitiya Area at Kuruwita today(05).

The injured were admitted to Kuruwita Hospital for treatment.The deceased were identified as residents in Kuruwita Area.

The Lorry Driver had been arrested over the accident and Kuruwita Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

Eleven Health Ministers In The South And South East Asia Region Including Sri Lankan Health Minister Adapted A Colombo Declaration To Combat Against NCD's

Eleven Health Ministers representing South And South East Asia Region including Sri Lankan Health Minister had today (05) adapted a "Colombo Declaration"which calls for strengthening the delivery of services for non communicable diseases(NCD's) which killed 8.5 million people Annually in the South East Asia Region at the primary health care level.

"Accordingly high risk populations must be provided all opportunities to access screening and treatment in the region "The Director of World Health Organization (WHO) for South East Asia Region Dr.Poonam Ketrapal Singh has stated.

"This is an important opportunity to reaffirm the commitment to the global goal of reducing non communicable diseases related premature mortality by one third by 2030" she has stressed.

Under the Colombo Declaration Health Ministers in the region committed themselves to advocating for innovative financing methods including dedicated taxation  of health damaging commodities such as tobacco,alcohol,unhealthy  food and beverages it has been revealed.

The Colombo Declaration has been adapted on the first day of the Health Ministers Summit of the South and South East Asia Region which was inaugurated today (05).

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Train Services At Upcountry Railway Line Suspended Due To A Derailment Of "Podi Manike"Train

The Train Services at the Upcountry Railway Line had been suspended this evening following the derailment of Colombo-Fort bound "Podi Manike"Train from Badulla between Hatton -Kotagala Raiway Line.

The steps are being taken to restore the train services at the Upcountry Railway Line at earliest the Railways Control Room has announced.