Government Hospital Laboratories To Open 24 Hours Per Day For Dengue Patients

Ministry of Health is considering to open Government

Hospital laboratories  in Dengue affected Districts 24 hours per day for the benefit of rising number of Dengue Patients.

The Ministry has already distributed Auto Analyzer Machines for the all Government Hospitals with laboratory facilities to support this kind of emergancy situations according to the Health Ministry officials.

This topic had been widely discussed during the Dengue Management Meeting held under the patronage of Health Ministry secretary Janaka Sugathadasa today (23)at the Ministry.

Around 20% out of the 69,043  Dengue patients reported from the country this year up to now were school children and therefore the National Dengue Control Unit has requested from the parents to apply mosquito repellants like citronella oil on their body to avoid mosquito bites.

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Colombo Urban Council Informed The Supreme Court That It Will Not Dispose Colombo Garbage To Meethotamulle

Colombo Urban Council has today(23) informed the Supreme Court that the Council will not dispose the Colombo Garbage to the Meethotamulle Garbage mound anymore .

The Supreme Court was informed on this after the fundamental rights  petition filed by a group of residents in Meethotamulle area seeking issuing of a  court order to ban disposing Garbage at the Garbage Mound taken into consideration today.

The attorney at law representing behalf of the Colombo Urban Council has informed the Court  that the Council will prepare an alternative programme to dispose Colombo Garbage  .

The case is due to proceed on 27th of September.

Executive Director Of Institute Of Policy Studies Dr.Saman Kalegama Has Passed Away

The Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Institute Of Policy Studies Dr.Saman Kalegama has passed away today at the age of 58 while touring Thailand it has been announced.

The well known scholar of  Sri Lanka Dr.Kelegama has served as  a consultant economist and a policy maker .He was a regular speaker in local and international economic conferences .

Police Have Arrested The Convener Of Inter University Students Federation Lahiru Weerasekare Over Damaging Health Ministry Property

Police have today (23) arrested the convener of the Inter University Students Federation Lahiru Weerasekare and Engineering Student of the University Of Moratuwa Faizar Ahamed over forcibly entering the Ministry Of Health and damaged it's property on last Wednesday(21) .

The Police Officers attached to the Maradana Police have arrested the Convener of the IUSF and other student after a press briefing conducted by them in Maradana this morning.

After taken the suspects to the  Maradana Police they have been questioned over the damaging of Health Ministry property and thereafter arrested them.

After being produced before the Maligakande Magistrate Court the suspected student activists have been remanded until 05th of July .