Regulating Prices Of Services And Surgeries In Private Hospitals Will Take Place Although A Court Case There Against It -Health Minister

Regulating Services and Surgeries in Private Hospitals will take place  as scheduled although a group of Private Hospitals had been filed a court case against it Minister of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has said.

"The Irregularities in Private Hospitals should be stopped as the Health is a service not only a Business"Minister has said whilest addressing the Sales Representatives summit of State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC)held in Colombo last friday (19).

"Now a Competition is there between Government Hospitals and Private Hospitals as Government Hospitals have more modernised medical equipment. it has become a problem to Private Hospitals "Minister has stressed. 

Drug Companies are spreading false rumours saying Quality drugs will be removed from the local market as a result of regulating drug prices and it's a blatant lie Minister has said. Regulating prices of Medicine will countinues even Drug Companies are opposing   it he has revealed. 

A Person Was Arrested Over Selling Medicine For Higher Prices

Welimada Police have arrested a 21

year old person last week over selling painkiller tablets and tablets prescribed for Psychiatric illnesses at a Pharmacy in Welimada area.

Police have also taken in to custody around 1000 medicinal tablets stored in the Pharmacy by the suspect,  to be sold for higher prices and arrested another person at the pharmacy who had hidden tablets inside his mouth it has been revealed.

The suspects are due to produce before the court .

Kantale MOH Had Been Arrested And Remanded Over Working Under Liquor Influence

Kantale Police have last friday

(19)arrested the Kantale MOH (Medical Officer Of Health)over working at office under the  influence of liquor .

The suspected MOH who had been reported as drinking heavily during duty hours daily, had been remanded by Kanthale Magistrate Court after being produced before the court. 

When Police have arrested the suspect as per the complaint made by his wife stating he has harassed her ,  he was under  liquor influence and he had used obscene language to blame Police officers .

On Friday the suspect had sent Patients  who had arrived in MOH Office to get medicine back home  it has been revealed.

Ministry of Health and other authorities have turn blind eye when complaints made against him by the workers of the Kantale MOH Office sources said.

Another Tragedy -Two Wild Elephants Had Been Killed And Another Wild Elephant Critically Injured Due To Colliding With Two Trains

In another Tragedy occurred due to

Elrphant-Human conflict ,Two Wild Elephants had been killed and another Elephant had been critically injured after colliding with Two Trains last night (20) while crossing the rail track at Elephant crossings in Galoya and Galgamuwa areas.

A Wild Elephant was killed and another Wild Elephant had been critically injured after colliding with the night mail Train travelling from Colombo to Kankasanthurai area between Ambanpola and Galgamuwa  Train stations it has been reported. The critically injured Wild Elephant is lying down near the Railway track according to Main Railway Control Room.

The train services in Northern Railway line are functioning as usual the Control room has said.

In another incident A Wild Elephant was killed after colliding with a Train travelling from Colombo to Batticaloa ,Between Galoya and Palugaswewa  crossing the Rail Track according to reports .A Herd of Elephants had collided with the Train and as a result the Train was derailed .

Another Train travelling to Trincomalee had been stopped at Kekirawa Railway station due to the derailment of the Train as a result of colliding with Herd of Elephants the Railway Control Room has said.

Several Wild Elephants had been killed after colliding with Trains at Elephant crossings  during last few months of this year due to the negligence of Engine Drivers. The Engine Drivers not even able to limit the speed of the trains near Elephant Crossings and as a result Wild Elephants are being killed by colliding with Trains.

Although the Ministry of Transport had appointed a committee to look in to the ways of limiting Elephant -Train collisions and the Committee has recommemded five recommendations in this regard,Authorities are still delaying implementing the recommendations sources have said.

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