Sunday, July 9, 2017
A Female Was Critically Injured Due To A Road Accident
A female was critically injured and hospitalized after
the Three Wheeler she was travelling in toppled over on to a roof of a house in a sub way between Hatton and Gaminipura area today (09).
The injured has been admitted to the Dikoya Base Hospital for treatment.
Due to the accident a bed room of the house had been severely damaged according to the reports.
The injured has been admitted to the Dikoya Base Hospital for treatment.
Due to the accident a bed room of the house had been severely damaged according to the reports.
GMOA To Strike If The Health Minister Appointed A New President To The SLMC
Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has
today (09)stated that the Union will launch an Island wide continuous strike of government doctors if the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne attempt to appoint another person as the president of Sri Lanka Medical Council instead of outgoing president Professor Carlo Fonseka.
Professor Fonseka's term as the president of Sri Lanka Medical Council ended recently and GMOA as well as some members of the Sri Lanka Medical Council demanded the Minister to re appoint Professor Fonseka who adapted a anti SAITM Policy during his tenture ,to the post.
GMOA has today stated that the Minister is due to appoint Professor Colvin Gunaratne as the president of Sri Lanka Medical Council.
Professor Fonseka's term as the president of Sri Lanka Medical Council ended recently and GMOA as well as some members of the Sri Lanka Medical Council demanded the Minister to re appoint Professor Fonseka who adapted a anti SAITM Policy during his tenture ,to the post.
GMOA has today stated that the Minister is due to appoint Professor Colvin Gunaratne as the president of Sri Lanka Medical Council.
Health Minister Has Advised A Visiting WHO Expert Team To Prepare An Urgent Dengue Control Method
Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has advised the
visiting two member World Health Organization (WHO)Expert Team to prepare an urgent method to control the Dengue epidemic spreading in several districts of the country and hand over it by tomorrow (10).
Two member WHO Team comprising with a Dengue specialist Doctor and An Epidemeologist from Thaland is currently in Sri Lanka to inspect the Dengue situation in Sri Lanka.The team is currently visiting the Dengue hit districts to witness the situation there according to the Ministry Of Health.
The WHO team had met with Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne at the Health Ministry and informed him on the methods used by other countries to control Dengue epidemic .After getting informed on the Sri Lankan situation the WHO Expert team praised the authorities the way they manage the Dengue situation Ministry has stated.
The WHO Expert team had handed over a stock of Dextran-40 drug prescribe for Dengue patients to the Minister during the meeting.
According to the Epidemeology Unit more than 80,000 Dengue patients have been reported from the country during first six months of this year and 245 have died due to the disease.
Two member WHO Team comprising with a Dengue specialist Doctor and An Epidemeologist from Thaland is currently in Sri Lanka to inspect the Dengue situation in Sri Lanka.The team is currently visiting the Dengue hit districts to witness the situation there according to the Ministry Of Health.
The WHO team had met with Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne at the Health Ministry and informed him on the methods used by other countries to control Dengue epidemic .After getting informed on the Sri Lankan situation the WHO Expert team praised the authorities the way they manage the Dengue situation Ministry has stated.
The WHO Expert team had handed over a stock of Dextran-40 drug prescribe for Dengue patients to the Minister during the meeting.
According to the Epidemeology Unit more than 80,000 Dengue patients have been reported from the country during first six months of this year and 245 have died due to the disease.
Ministry Of Health Instructed The Private Sector To Perform Two Dengue Tests Continuously For The Reduced Prices
Ministry Of Health has instructed the Private Hospitals
and Laboratories throughout the Island to perform the two blood tests recommended for Dengue patients,"Full blood count"and Dengue Antigen Test for the reduced prices continuously until the Dengue epidemic slow down .
Ministry has instructed the Private sector on this due to the public complaints received by stating some Private hospitals and laboratories increased the prices of above mentioned blood tests although Health Ministry has reduced the prices under the Private Medical Services regulatory act recently.
Accordingly Health Ministry has earlier instructed the Private sector to perform Full Blood Count test for Rs.250 and Dengue Antigen Test for Rs.1000.
Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne Has ordered the authorities to conduct an inquiry on those Private hospitals and laboratories increased the prices of these tests and take an action against them.
Ministry has instructed the Private sector on this due to the public complaints received by stating some Private hospitals and laboratories increased the prices of above mentioned blood tests although Health Ministry has reduced the prices under the Private Medical Services regulatory act recently.
Accordingly Health Ministry has earlier instructed the Private sector to perform Full Blood Count test for Rs.250 and Dengue Antigen Test for Rs.1000.
Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne Has ordered the authorities to conduct an inquiry on those Private hospitals and laboratories increased the prices of these tests and take an action against them.
First Ever Heart Transplant Surgery In Sri Lanka Had Been Performed Free Of Charge In Kandy Teaching Hospital
The first ever heart transplant surgery performed at any hospital in Sri Lanka had been performed to a
34 year old female heart patient of Anuradhapura area for free of charge, in Kandy Teaching Hospital last friday (07) according to hospital sources.
A team of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons attached to the Kandy Teaching Hospital had been performed this transplant surgery with the assistance of a team of medical consultants including cardio thoracic/organ transplant surgeons ,Cardiologists and Anaesthetists attached to Peradeniya Teaching,Lady Ridgway Childrens ,Welisara Chest and Anuradhapura General hospitals and nurses and perfusionists the sources said.
The Heart for the transplant has been taken from a 24 year old brain death youth according to the Director of the Kandy Teaching Hospital Dr.Saman Ratnayake.
At the time of the surgery the heart of the receipient had 12% failure in her heart Dr.Ratnayake has stated.The patient is now in the Intensive Care Unit of the Kandy Hospital under the supervision of A Medical team he has stressed.
The two kidneys of the brain death youth whose heart was taken for the transplant too transplanted for two kidney patients in Kandy Hospital it has been reported.
Meanwhile Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had praised the Medical team performed the first Heart Teansplsnt in Sri Lanka through the phone and due to visit the Hospital on this Thursday (13)the Health Ministry has stated.
A large amount of money need to be spent for Heart Transplant surgeries in overseas which perform for Heart failure patients.
A team of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons attached to the Kandy Teaching Hospital had been performed this transplant surgery with the assistance of a team of medical consultants including cardio thoracic/organ transplant surgeons ,Cardiologists and Anaesthetists attached to Peradeniya Teaching,Lady Ridgway Childrens ,Welisara Chest and Anuradhapura General hospitals and nurses and perfusionists the sources said.
The Heart for the transplant has been taken from a 24 year old brain death youth according to the Director of the Kandy Teaching Hospital Dr.Saman Ratnayake.
At the time of the surgery the heart of the receipient had 12% failure in her heart Dr.Ratnayake has stated.The patient is now in the Intensive Care Unit of the Kandy Hospital under the supervision of A Medical team he has stressed.
The two kidneys of the brain death youth whose heart was taken for the transplant too transplanted for two kidney patients in Kandy Hospital it has been reported.
Meanwhile Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had praised the Medical team performed the first Heart Teansplsnt in Sri Lanka through the phone and due to visit the Hospital on this Thursday (13)the Health Ministry has stated.
A large amount of money need to be spent for Heart Transplant surgeries in overseas which perform for Heart failure patients.
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