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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

AUSTRALIAN POLICE HELD 38 SUSPICIOUS PARCELS

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GOLDEN MELODIES

Around 1019 Dengue Patients Reported From The Island This Month -Epidemeology Unit

There's a threat of spreading Dengue rapidly at present due to the Monsoon rains in several Districts of the island according to Epidemiology Unit .

During first nine days of this month 1019 Dengue patients had been reported from the island and out of this number 294 patients had been reported from Colombo District and 167 patients reported from Jaffna District.

A Massive Dengue Awareness Campaign will be held today (10)and tomorrow (11) at Westetn Province ,Jaffna District and KilinochchI Districts to avoid spreading Dengue according to Ministry of Health .

The programme will be held at 40 MOH areas in the selected Province and two Districts and 590 teams comprising of Tri forces personal ,Police and Health workers will be participated in this programme .

SWEET REUNION

Pregnant /Lactating Mothers And Infant's Faced Difficulties Due To Not Receiving "THRIPOSHA" Supplement During Constitutional Coup -Health Mimister

Pregnant Mothers ,Lactating Mothers and Infant's have faced enormous difficulties during the Constitutional Coup which lasted 53 days as the supply of nutrition supplement "THRIPOSHA" to Government Hospitals and Health Institutions had been stopped during that period according to Health Minister Dr.Rajitha. Rajitha Senaratne.

"THRIPOSHA " supply back to normalcy after reinstating of the legal government Minister has stressed .

Health Minister has appointed the former Health Ministry Secretary Su dharma Gunathilake as the New Chairman of THRIPOSHA manufacturing plant at Ja-Ela few days ago.

Governors Of Uva And Southern Provinces Changed

Ranjith Keearthi Thennakoon of

Election Monitoring Group CAFFÈ who had sworn in as the Governor of Uva Province recently had been removed from the post and appointed him as the new Governor of Southern Province by the President Maithripala Sirisena .

He had sworn in as Governor of Southern Province yesterday (09) it has been reported .

Meanwhile the Former Governor of Southern Province Marshal Perera had been sworn in as Governor of Uva Province .