Courtesy The Daily Mirror The medical fraternity has raised serious concerns over a letter issued by the Regional Director of Health Services in Matale, instructing specialists over the age of 60 to retire by December 31.   The letter, which the Daily Mirror has exclusively obtained, directs heads of relevant institutions in the district to advise […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Health Ministry is grappling with a shortage of multiple drugs, including several essential drugs, a senior official said. Speaking to Daily Mirror, Medical Supplies Deputy Director General Dr. G. Wijesuriya said while the shortage has affected several hospitals, the situation is under control as measures are being implemented to address […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, December 2 (Daily Mirror) – A delay in issuing a crucial circular/Gazette has put over 200 specialist doctors in Sri Lanka at risk of premature retirement, threatening the country’s public health service, Daily Mirror learns Despite a Court of Appeal ruling that extended the retirement age for specialist doctors in […]

Manuka Wijesinghe, WHAT IS GENDER IDENTITY.  Wikipedia states that ‘gender identity’ is an individual self-conception of perceiving oneself as man or woman, as fluctuating between man and woman or being something outside of man and woman. Gender identity, despite political, social and lexical prominence, given to it, especially it in the last years; is an […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Though the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Sri Lanka as a country free of measles, the country has been hit by cases once again since 2023, prompting the health authorities to declare a special vaccination week from November 4 to 9, according to a press release from the Health Promotion Bureau […]

චන්ද්‍රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ  විශ්වාෂා පරමා ඥාතී යන සංකල්පය පෙරදැරිකරගෙන ඩෙංගු මර්ධනයට අතගසමු. මේ රජය පත්ව ගතව ඇත්තේ මාසයකි.රජය කරගෙන යන්න ඇති තරම් මුදල් භාණ්ඩාගාරය තුල නැත. එවන් තත්වයක් තුල රට තුල ඩෙංගු වසංගතය පැතිරෙමින් පවතී. ඩෙංගු මර්ධන කටයුත්තද අධික මුදල් සම්භාරයක් වැයවෙන කටයුතකි. රජයට මුදල් හිඟ වුවද මේ කටයුත්ත සිදුකරගෙන යා යුතුය. එය මර්ධනය කල යුතුය.එය […]

Source: Xinhua A drone photo taken on Sept. 26, 2024 shows the China-Sri Lanka Joint Research and Demonstration Center for Water Technology (JRDC) in the central city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua) COLOMBO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — In an office drawer of Chinese scientist Wei Yuansong lies a thank-you letter written in […]

Courtesy Adaderana More than 40,000 dengue cases have been reported so far this year in Sri Lanka, according to the latest statistics released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) on Tuesday. The NDCU said that 40,109 cases had been reported with 19 fatalities so far, Xinhua news agency reported. The western province recorded the […]

Courtesy Adaderana In a significant diplomatic engagement, the President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has met with the Cuban Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Andres Marcelo Gonzales Gorrido, at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (02).  The meeting focused on bolstering the longstanding diplomatic and friendly relations between the two countries, according to the President’s Media […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Academy of Health Professionals alleges that the Minister of Health has reportedly submitted a Cabinet paper in order to import 47 types of drugs under the Indian monopoly. President of the Academy of Health Professionals Ravi Kumudesh stressed that the minister should explain on how this action will benefit the health service […]

Lankaweb Health This short video clip highlights the utmost importance of preserving the consumption of Coconut oil use in Sri Lanka as opposed to Palm oil, etc.  It benefits were so well explained and pioneered by Prof DP Atukorale’ who was my classmate and Medical School batch mate, many years ago.  Big Pharma and Corporate […]

Manuka Wijesinghe. Quo vadis domine? ‘Where are you going, Lord?’, Peter asks the risen Christ whom he meets along the Appian way. ‘Romam eo iterum crucifigi’, Christ replies. ‘I am going to Rome in order to be crucified again. While Christ sacrificed his life for the love of man, we live for the love of […]

 SHEAIN FERNANDOPULLE  Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, July 02 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka faces a stark reality as suicides emerge as the leading cause of intentional injury-related deaths, claiming over 3,000 lives each year. This statistic was highlighted by the Ministry of Health during the National Injury Prevention Week to be observed from July […]

Fabio G.C. Carisio GOSPA News Originally published by Will Jones on the Daily Sceptic A study that links excess deaths since 2021 and the Covid vaccines has been published in the British Medical Journal, BMJ Public Health and the Telegraph‘s Sarah Knapton has written it up for the newspaper. Here’s how Sarah’s report starts. Covid […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia April 29 (AdaDerana) – Around 10% of Sri Lanka’s population is afflicted with Chronic Kidney Disease, the Chief Patron of All-island Kidney Patients’ Association Nephrologist Sanjaya Heiyanthuduwa says. Dr. Heiyanthuduwa expressed that the increase in diabetes among the population is the major cause of the increased figures of kidney patients. Especially, diabetes is […]

Courtesy Adaderana A new study has challenged the alleged health benefits of intermittent fasting, a popular diet often praised by celebrities and health gurus alike. Intermittent fasting is a well-known practice in which you eat all your food in an eight-hour window and fast for the remaining 16 hours of the day. However, a study […]

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Dr. Sunil J. Wimalawansa, MD, PhD, MBA, DSc, Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, and Nutrition, will be honored with the 2024 Eugene T. Davidson, MD, Public Service Award by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). The award ceremony will occur during the 33rd Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress in […]

By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Snake watches as a farmer works in his field in India Colombo, March 3: Bites of venomous snakes cause significant morbidity and mortality in the rural areas of tropical countries. Despite this, until recently, snakebites did not receive the attention they deserved as a public health problem. The main reason for this […]

Courtesy Adaderana Amidst the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines emerged as a beacon of hope, offering humanity a vital tool against the deadly virus. However, recent research has introduced a concerning twist to this narrative. Since the onset of the pandemic, approximately 13.5 billion COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, marking a significant milestone […]

Courtesy Adaderana The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has warned that the quality of air in parts of the island has dropped further to unhealthy levels. Accordingly, the NBRO highlighted that apart from Nuwara Eliya, the air quality in all other districts is at an unhealthy level, with Colombo, Kandy and Jaffna recording particularly high […]

Courtesy Times Malta Former health minister detained over fake medicines scandalWorldSri LankaHealth Former Sri Lankan health minister Keheliya Rambukwella is being investigated in connection with the scam. Photo: AFP A Sri Lankan court remanded a senior cabinet minister in custody Saturday over the purchase of fake medicines for state hospitals when he was in charge […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan 30 (Daily Mirror) – An air ambulance service between the Maldives and the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will start on March 1 this year as part of Phase I of the programme, Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said. The announcement was made following a special […]

ANNA BJERDE Courtesy Worldbank blogs A recent visit to Sri Lanka took me to the Kopay Divisional Hospital in the Jaffna District in the northern part of the country. For the close to 16,000 people living in the area, this hospital serves as the first point of care.  It is also one of the primary […]

Courtesy Adaderana The medical officers and nurses of the oncology unit of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, together with the patients and residents of the area staged a demonstration on Friday (Jan.19), seeking justice for the senior oncologist arrested over an alleged assault. Dr. S.C.R. Perera, 61, was arrested for purportedly assaulting a female junior staff […]

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Courtesy Hiru News Colombo, January 19, 2024 – The Senior Oncologist at Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, who was recently arrested for an alleged assault, has decided to retire voluntarily. His letter of retirement has been submitted to the Ministry of Health, according to the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA). The decision to retire comes in the […]

Courtesy The Hindustan Times This comes after an expert panel verified that the two countries have had consistently high coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine doses. Maldives and Sri Lanka have achieved control over hepatitis B disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. This comes after an expert panel verified that the two countries […]

By SHEAIN FERNANDOPULLE Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan 16 (Daily Mirror) –  Sri Lanka is grappling with a surge in Dengue fever cases, logging a staggering 380 cases per day.  Health experts have raised alarm bells as the country battles this alarming spike in mosquito-borne illnesses. The latest data from the Epidemiology Unit, as of […]

Courtesy Hiru News Bottled water contains up to 100 times more tiny pieces of plastic than was previously estimated, scientists said. The average liter of bottled water contains around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments, researchers wrote in a study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They were able to find […]