Government Hospitals And Institutes Are Being Faced With A Severe Shortage Of Physiotherapists -Only 605 Therapists Are Available Whilst Need At Least 5000

There's a severe shortage of Physiotherapists in Government Hospitals and Institutions of Sri Lanka at present  whilst at least around  5000 Therapist needs to provide Physiotherapy for 21 million population in the country only 605 Therapists are currently serving in Government sector according to the secretary of the Government Physiotherapists Union  T.P  .

Out of the 605 Physiotherapists serving in Government Sector around 100 Therapists are attached t o Sri Lanka's largest Government Hospital Colombo National Hospital she has stated.However the Hospital demands more Therapists as the need on the rise Sje has stressed.

Remaining number of Physiotherapists are attached to Teaching and Base Hospitals and other Government Institutions it has been revealed.

"Now all Physiotherapists recruiting to Government sector are graduates as Physiotherapy Degree courses created in State Universities and  they can provide a good quality Physiotherapy service according to the Union Secretary .

People  think that Physiotherapy can only help to rehabilitate those disable and  injured persons .However the Therapy it self can be provided  to cure  many more diseases including   non communicable diseases like  Diabetes and Heart Diseases.Also the Therapy can cure Cerebral Palsy a condition develop by new born infants due to lack of oxygen they have received during the birth as well as Down syndrome if those children are taken to a Physiotherapist in early stage of the diseases   Ms.Satharasinghe has further said.

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Two Persons Injured Due To An Accident In Southern Expressway

Two persons had been injured and

hospitalized after the Jeep they were traveling in toppled over the Southern Expressway near 101 th Kilo Meter post lady noon (25).

The injured had been admitted to Karapitiya Teaching Hospital for treatment.

The incident occurred due to exploding of a rear wheel of the Jeep after entering the Expressway from Entry at Godagama ,Matara it has been revealed. 

Commercial High Court Issued An Interim Order Preventing The Screening Of Yesteryear Movie "Sujatha ' Until.08th Of February

Colombo Commercial High Court has

yesterday  (25)issued an interim order to Film conservationist Thissa Nagodawithana from screening and distribution of yesteryear Box office hit film "Sujatha " until 08th of February after considering a petition filed against screening the film .

Colombo Commercial High Court Judge Menaka. Ashan R.Marcar has issued an interim order after considering  a petition filed under the intellectual properties act by R.Pathmaraj  the eldest son of "Sujatha "producer late K.Gunaratnam .

Through the petition R.Pathmaraj has stated during the 83 July riots a large number of assets belonging to his father had been misplaced and "Sujatha"film is also misplaced .

Therefor he has requested the court to issue an interim order against screening the yesteryear film as it belongs his late father.

The popular film 'Sujatha "which was earlier screened in 1963 has been  re released to the film halls owned by Thissa Nagidawithana's Movie Producers and Importers Private Limited from 21 st of January after modernising the film it has been announced .

However although the distributor said the Movie was re released to mark 72 nd Anniversary of the Sinhala Cinema and it is  due to  screen free of charge for the public on 22 nd of January at TharanganI Hall belonging to National Film Corporation it never happened. 

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