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Around 52 Passengers Have Been Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Bus Collision

Around 52 passenger have been injured 06 of them critically  and hospitalized due to a Private Bus -Sri Lanka Transport Board Bus collision occurred in kiyaduwa area,Akuressa(Southern Province) this morning(19).

The injured were admitted to the Akuressa Hospital and the 06 critically injured persons had transferred to the Matara General Hospital for further treatment. 

Around 31 females and drivers of the two buses are among the injured it has been revealed.

No Inquiry Regarding The Hand Bomb Throwing Incident In Sri Lanka Medical Council -A Medical Council Member

No proper inquiry has been done regarding the hand bomb throwing incident occurred in Sri Lanka Medical Council(SLMC) premises in Norris Canal Road ,Colombo-10 last Friday(12) according to the SLMC Member Dr.Upul Gunasekera.

Addressing a press briefing held at the SLMC premises last noon (18) Dr.Gunasekera has stated that Police officers  who arrived in the scene last Saturday(13)  had gathered evidence regarding the hand bomb throwing incident and thereafter nothing has happened . Even the Police security has not been provided up to date  to the Medical Council premises which is a body responsible for  quality of the medical education in  Sri Lanka he has stressed.

"SLMC  has requested from the Inspector General Of Police to  provide police security for it's premises after the hand bomb throwing incident and still not received any positive response for that.This institution should be protected for the sake of implementing a quality medical service in the country " Dr.Gunasekera has said.

Addressing the briefing Professor Narada Wanasuriya who is also a SLMC Member has stressed that  the SLMC is not an instrument of the Government Medical Officers Association  at all and some politicians had misinterpreted the SLMC activities by considering it's stand on the SAITM Issue.

"What can someone gained by throwing a hand bomb at the Medical Council premises the president of the SLMC Professor Carlo Fonseka has questioned during his speech .

Airbus And Benz Companies In Germany To Provide Helicopters And Ambulances For Sri Lankan Health Service-Health Ministry

The Airbus and Mercedes Benz car manufacturing  companies in Germany have agreed to provide 24 helicopters to airlift  patients in an emergency situations during natural disasters and to provide 1050 Ambulances and 240  emergency disaster trucks for an island wide Ambulance service to Sri Lanka during a meeting held between Sri Lankan Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne and representatives of German Banks providing financial support and government officials held in Germany on Wednesday (16).

Accordingly the Benz Company will provide 24 helicopters to Sri Lanka to utilize in airlifting patients and 1050 Ambulances and 240 emergency disaster trucks  will be provided by Airbus company the Ministry of Health has stated.

Sri Lankans will be recruited to the staff of Ambulances to be provided and they will receive the necessity training in Germany the Minister has further added.

HEALTH TIP

Joint Pain Symptoms & Signs

Medical Author: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Symptoms and signs associated with joint pain can includeJoint pain can be caused by injury affecting any of the ligaments, bursae, or tendons surrounding the joint. Injury can also affect the ligaments, cartilage, and bones within the joint. Pain is also a feature of joint inflammation (arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis) and infection, and extremely rarely it can be a cause of cancer of the joint. Pain within the joint is a common cause of shoulder pain, ankle pain, and knee pain. Joint pain is also referred to as arthralgia. The sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)chlamydia and gonorrhea can lead to joint pain.

• joint redness,
• joint swelling,
• joint tenderness,
• joint warmth,
• limping,
• locking of the joint,
• loss of range of motion of the joint,
• stiffness,
• weakness.

Several Main And By Roads In Colombo Were Flooded Due To Heavy Showers

Several main and by roads in Colombo District were

flooded this evening due to the heavy showers fallen since this noon(18).

Around 88 mili meters of rain has been received by Colombo during today according to the Meteorology department.

According to the latest reports road near the Gangaramaya Temple was blocked this evening due to a fallling down of a tree to the road.

Several persons including media personal have been trapped inside the Sri Lanka Medical Council building in Noris Canal Road ,Colombo -10 for nearly two hours due to the water level in the garden of the council arisen to around three feets following the heavy showers.