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"BLACK SQUARE"(1915) A POPULAR ABSTRACT ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR RUSSIAN ARTIST KAZIMIR MALEVICH (1878-1935)

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A Large Number Of Persons Dying Annually Due To Poisioning Of Antibiotics Than Those Dying From Cancers

Globally a large number of persons dying annually

due to poisioning of Antibiotic drugs than those dying due to cancers according to the Microbiologist Dr.Kusalani Jayalath.

Even in Sri Lanka a large number of patients admitted to hospitals due to taking Antibiotics without a doctor's prescription and some of these cases are fatal she has stressed while addressing a media briefing held today (29) at Health Education Bureau on 'Antibiotic Resistance".

People must realize that Antibiotics  should be used according to a prescription of a recognized doctor and Antibiotcs are only prescribed for bacterial infections not the viral infections including common,cold,cough and fever she has stated.

Addressing the media briefing Consultant Physician Dr.Priyankara Jayawardena has said that Doctors are the only ones who can prescribe Antibiotics to a patient and unfortunatly a large number of pharmacists especially in  private pharmacies are trying to recommend the patients what kind of Antibiotic they should purchase .

"If a pharmacist recomends Antibiotic to a patient it is illegal and in such circumstances the licence of that pharmacist is liable to be cancelled Dr.Jayawardena has stressed.

Health Ministry Is Ready To Face The Doctor's Strike-Health Minister

The Ministry of Health is ready to face the island wide

one day strike due to be launched by doctors tomorrow (30)according to the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

Health Ministry will take measures to minimize the effects of the strike to the public the Minister has stressed .

POPULAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY DAYARATNE PERERA

Eight Catagories Belonging To Para Medical Service To Launch An Island Wide Token Strike Tomorrow (30)

Eight catagories belonging to para medical service are due to launch an Island Wide one day token strike

from 8 a.m tomorrow (30) to 8.a.m next day (01) by demanding solutions for five of their service demands according to the Joint Trade Union Alliance Of Para Medical Services.

Eight Catagories belonging to the para medical service including Government entamalogy officers,public health inspectors ,EEG/ECG  Technicians and public health laboratory technicians will be participating in  this strike according to the media spokesman of the Joint Trade Union Alliance Najith Sumanasena.

A group of strikers are due to conduct a protest campaign in front of the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine in Colombo tomorrow noon he has stressed.

The eight para medical services personal are due to launch the island wide token strike tomorrow by demanding solutions to five of their service demands including stop providing sceintific facts belonging to their diploma courses for other catagories and stop recruiting dispensers for the para medical service.