Around 25 Percent Of All Local Stroke Patients Are Dying Prematurely -Dr.Padma Gunaratna

Around 25 percent of all Stroke patients

annually reported from Sri Lanka are dying within first three months after diagnosis as a result of not getting proper treatment and rehabilitation facility according to Consultant neurologist Dr.Padma Gunaratna.

Addressing a Media Seminar on Stroke held today (21)at Health Promotions Bureau at Kynsey Road ,Colombo ,Dr.Gunaratna has stressed that around 55 percent of local Stroke patients have suffered from disability as a result."If they receive proper treatment and care many number of stroke deaths can be prevented .There's a need to establish stroke units at every major government  Hospital  to provide good treatment and care for the patients " she has revealed.

The president of Sri Lanka Stroke Society Dr.M.Rifsy has stated the Stroke prevalence of Sri Lanka is 10 patients per 1000 population and around 200,000 stroke patients are currently living with the disease .01 out of every 06 persons has a risk of getting stroke he has stressed .

Stroke caused by restricting blood supply to brain and Tobacco  Smoking ,High Blood pressure, High Cholesterol ,Diabetes ,Lack of exercises are being identified as main causes which leads to Stroke according to Senior Consultant Neurologist Dr.Gamini Pathirana .

A Faculty Of Jayawardanapura University Had Been Closed Down Indefinitly

The Faculty of Management attached to

Sri Jayawardanapura University ,Colombo had been closed down indefinitely by the University management today (21) over a ragging issue .

According to the Management of the  University senior students of the Management faculty  had ragged the first year students of the faculty several times recently  and although warned senior students not to do so, they have today not allowed first year students of the faculty to attend lectures.

By considering the developments University management has decided to closed down the Management faculty Indefinitly it has been announced.  

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Riot Police Have Fired Tear Gas And Water Cannons Twice To Disperse A University Students Protest March

Riot Police fired Tear gas and Water cannons twice  to disperse a University Students Protest

march organized by Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) by demanding solutions to students problems including ragging in few universities including South Eastern University whilst they have attempting to march towards the Presidential Secretariat without accepting Police orders this noon (21) at Lotus Roundabout in Colombo Fort. 

Thousands of University students who had begun their  protest march from Technical junction in Maradana (Colombo) this noon had arrived in Lotus Roundabout  though Colombo Fort and as Police have blocked the roundabout with Police barricades,They have  attempted to break the barricade and march towards the Presidential Secretariat  it has been revealed.

At that time Riot Police have fired Tear Gas and water cannons to disperse the student protesters .However as the students protesters refused to leave the place Police have fired tear gas as well as  water cannons and disperse the protest march.

Due to the protest march heavy traffic had been reported in Maradana and Colombo Fort it has been revealed.

A Person Was Killed And Two Otters Critically Injured Due To A Motorcycle Collision

A retired Station Master had been killed and two others had been critically injured and

hospitalized after the Motorcycles they were travelling in colliding each other at Jaynthipurayaya -11 area in Polonnaruwa last evening (20) according to Police.

The two critically injured Motorcyclists had been admitted to Jayanthipura Hospital and later they had been transferred to Polonnaruwa Base Hospital for further treatment .

The incident occurred whilst the station master had attempted to turn his Motorcycle to go home it has been revealed.

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