Author Archive for Health

Russia’s Enteromix cancer vaccine shows 100% efficacy in early trials – Report

Monday, September 8th, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana In a breakthrough that reads like a beacon of hope, Russia has announced that its novel cancer vaccine, Enteromix, has demonstrated 100% efficacy and safety in initial human trials.  The news highlights the vaccine’s remarkable performance: patients experienced tumour shrinkage and no serious side effects.  Developed using the same mRNA technology as the […]

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JAPAN DONATES INFECTIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS TO 15 GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

Monday, September 8th, 2025

Courtesy Hiru News The Japanese government has provided projects worth $3.7 million to improve infectious disease waste management in Sri Lankan government hospitals. Under this initiative, 15 hospitals across all nine provinces will receive medical waste incinerators equipped with temperature control and exhaust gas treatment systems. The Trincomalee General Hospital has already received the infectious […]

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GMOA: New circular a ruse to entice masses into buying medicine from private sector

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025

Courtesy The Island Dr. Sugathadasa The Government Medical Officers (GMOA) has said it will soon seek a meeting with Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayathissa and the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) to discuss the rapid deterioration of health services at government hospitals. GMOA Secretary Dr. Prabath Sugathadasa yesterday (22) said that instead of taking […]

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Sri Lanka’s pharmaceutical production could fall to 5 per cent

Friday, July 18th, 2025

by Arundathie Abeysinghe Courtesy PIME Asia News Without renewed agreements with the government, domestic production could drop from the current 25 per cent (the lowest in South Asia), the Sri Lanka Pharma Manufacturers Association warns. Despite investments and growing capacity since 2015, the sector remains fragile, hampered by red tape. Repurchasing is essential for the […]

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Sri Lanka’s Peacock Flower (මොණර පිල). Hope for cancer patients 

Friday, July 18th, 2025

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Researchers have discovered the Peacock Flower’s potential By Sugath Kulathunga Arachchi In the scrublands and home gardens of Sri Lanka, where fire-orange blooms dance in the tropical heat, a quiet revolution is taking place. The peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), long admired for its beauty and revered in traditional medicine, may hold […]

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Over 3,800 red notices issued during Mosquito Control Week

Tuesday, July 8th, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana A total of 144,250 premises have been inspected island-wide during the National Mosquito Control Week implemented last week, the Media Spokesperson of the National Dengue Control Unit of the Ministry of Health, Community Medical Specialist Dr. Prasheela Samaraweera, said. Speaking at a press conference today (08) to announce the progress of the activities […]

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The Kidney Mafia in Sri Lanka 

Monday, June 30th, 2025

By Dr. N.S. Wijewickrama and Dr. Gamini Withana  Kidney business is an illegal and unethical racket that has spread throughout Sri Lanka. This racket is carried out by a group of seven doctors who make monthly payments to the responsible persons in the health sector and the legal authorities and carry out this business secretly […]

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Dengue cases reach 27,900 with 16 deaths this year

Sunday, June 29th, 2025

Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, June 29 (Daily Mirror) – The Ministry of Health reported that some 27,932 Dengue cases and 16 deaths were recorded so far this year. The Western Province accounts for 45% of all cases with the Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, and Southern provinces also identified as high-risk zones. Health authorities have confirmed that several […]

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ජ’පුර දොස්තර නෝනාගේ අමුතු සැත්කම්.. “රෝගීන් මියගොස් දින 5කට පසුවත් සැත්කම් කරලා”

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

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Patients charged up to Rs. 250,000 for hospital-supplied item worth Rs. 17,500 – Bribery Commission

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, June 17 (Daily Mirror) – Patients were forced to pay between Rs. 120,000 and Rs. 250,000 for a medical item labelled EVD, used in surgeries at a government hospital in 2022 that had been officially procured and supplied to a government hospital at just Rs. 17,500 (its current market value […]

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බ්‍රිතාන්‍යයන් විසින් හඳුන්වා දුන් මුල් කාලීන මුදල් බෝගය වෙත ආපසු යාම.

Thursday, June 12th, 2025

ජර්මානු වෛද්‍ය විද්‍යාලයේ මහාචාර්ය නිශාන් සී විජේසිංහ බිතාන්‍ය යටත් විජිත සමයේ මෙරටට හඳුන්වාඳුක් නත්තසූරිය ශාකය (Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia); ඉතා පුලූල් පාරිසරික සහ දේශගුනික තත්වයන් තුල ව්‍යාප්තවේ. මෙහි බීජ සුලඟින් මෙන්ම ජලයෙනුත් ව්‍යාප්ත වේ. එහි කඳන් ද පහසුවෙන් සිටුවා වගා කළ හැක. එහි පරාගනය මී මැස්සන් විසින් ද පැතිරෙයි. එය කෘෂිකාර්මික වැටවල් ලෙසද භාවිතා කරන […]

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MEDICAL EXPERT WARNS OF RISING CASES OF INFLUENZA, CHIKUNGUNYA, AND DENGUE AMONG CHILDREN

Sunday, June 1st, 2025

Courtesy Hiru News Dr. Deepal Perera, a specialist at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital, has warned of an increase in cases of influenza, chikungunya, and dengue among children. The specialist noted that the rise in dengue and chikungunya cases is attributable to the recent rains brought by adverse weather conditions. Dr. Perera stressed the importance […]

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World’s longest monkey tapeworm found in 10-year-old boy from Kurunegala

Monday, May 26th, 2025

Courtesy Daily mirror Colombo, May 26 (Daily Mirror) – The world’s longest monkey tapeworm was discovered in the stomach of a 10-year-old boy from the Kurunegala District, Medical Research Institute (MRI) Director Dr. Suranga Dulamunna revealed. Speaking to the media, Dr. Dulamunna said that details about the rare monkey tapeworm came to light a few […]

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Dog Population Management and Rabies Eradication: An Open Letter to the Minister of Health, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa

Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

Champa Fernando Secretary, KACPAW (Kandy Association for Community Protection through Animal Welfare) I was more than happy when Dr. Hansaka Wijayamuni, Deputy Health Minister admitted in Parliament today (22/5/2025) that the national rabies eradication and dog population management programme has not provided sustainable results, and noted that something needs to be done to justify the […]

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පරිපූරක වෛද්‍ය සේවාව තුල නිර්මාණය වී ඇති ගැටළු විසඳීම සඳහා වර්තමාන සෞඛ්‍ය අමාත්‍යතුමාගේ සාධනීය මැදිහත් වීමක් නොවීම හේතුවෙන් වෘත්තීය ක්‍රියාමාර්ග වෙත එලඹීම.

Saturday, May 17th, 2025

G. A. Lesantha Chathuranga මගේ අංකය: JCPSM/Gen/2025 (26)දිනය: 2025.05.17 ගරු සෞඛ්‍ය හා ජනමාධ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය වෛද්‍ය නලින්ද ජයතිස්ස මැතිතුමාගරු සෞඛ්‍ය හා ජනමාධ්‍ය නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය වෛද්‍ය හංසක විජේමුණි මැතිතුමාසෞඛ්‍ය ලේකම් වෛද්‍ය අනිල් ජාසිංහ මහතාඅතිරේක සෞඛ්‍ය ලේකම් (පාලන) II චාමික H ගමගේ මහතාසෞඛ්‍ය සේවා අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් වෛද්‍ය අසේල ගුණවර්ධන මැතිතුමා පරිපූරක වෛද්‍ය සේවාව තුල නිර්මාණය වී ඇති ගැටළු […]

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Sri Lanka faces surge in dengue, chikungunya and influenza cases

Friday, May 16th, 2025

By Poojathmi Rivithma Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, May 16 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a significant increase in mosquito borne diseases, notably dengue and chikungunya, alongside a rise in influenza cases among children. Consultant Pediatrician, Lady Ridgeway Hospital Dr. Deepal Perera speaking to the Daily Mirror raveled that the spread of dengue […]

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Thousands of children suffer from Thalassemia

Thursday, May 8th, 2025

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Health authorities have sounded the alarm over the growing burden of Thalassemia in Sri Lanka, with thousands of children affected and hundreds of thousands unknowingly carrying the gene for the disorder. Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder that affects the body’s ability to produce healthy red blood cells Speaking at a […]

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සේනක බිබිලේ ගේ සිට රංග වීරක්කොඩිලා දක්වා වෛද්‍ය වෘත්තියේ පරිහානිය

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

වෛද්‍ය ගාමිනී විතාන  වෛද්‍ය වෘත්තිය යනු උත්තම වෘත්තියකි. අතීතයේ රජකම නැත්ත්නම් වෙදකම කියා කීවේ එම නිසාය. වෛද්‍ය වෘත්තිය සලකන ලද්දේ මානුෂික මෙන්ම දයාව පතුරවන රැකියාවක් ලෙසටය. එය මුදලට යට නොකරනු ලැබීය. සේනක බිබිලේ වැනි උත්තම යුග පුරුෂයන් බිහි වන්නේ එවැනි ලෝකයකය. ඔවුන් මුදල් පසුපස හඹා ගියේ නැත. ඔවුන්ට වැදගත් වූයේ රෝගීන්ට සෙත සෑදීමය. එහෙත් සේනක […]

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Private company issued WoR certificates to import 38 medicines without NMRA evaluation in 2022 – COPE reveals

Friday, March 28th, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana It was revealed in the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that a private company named ‘Savorite’ was issued Waiver of Registration (WoR) certificates to import 38 types of medicines in 2022 without the evaluation of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA).  The former Secretary to the Ministry of Health also informed the Committee […]

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Sperm bank is not a good idea!

Wednesday, March 26th, 2025

Dr.Reffai  Sperm bank is not a good idea! Recently many appreciative  articles appeared regarding  a sperm bank being  set up. Superficially looking at it, it sounds like a wonderful idea providing an opportunity for those who cannot have children due to the infertility of the husband and the fact that the sperm is from an […]

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GMOA: Budget provides positive solution to doctors’ allowances

Saturday, March 22nd, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has welcomed the 2025 Budget, stating that it offers a favorable resolution to concerns over payments for doctors’ additional duties.   Addressing a press conference today (March 22), GMOA Media Spokesperson Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe said the budgetary provisions have addressed a key issue that had sparked widespread concern […]

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Chikungunya wave hits Sri Lanka: Are you at risk?

Friday, March 21st, 2025

SHEAIN FERNANDOPULLE  Courtesy The Daily Mirror   Colombo, March 21 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka is experiencing a rapid spread of Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, with cases reported from various parts of the country. Speaking to Daily Mirror, Consultant Physician Dr Achala Balasuriya said Chikungunya is spread through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, […]

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ඖෂධ 170ක් හිගයි.. අදටත් අපි ෆේල්..- රජයේ වෛද්‍ය සැපයුම් අංශයේ නියෝජ්‍ය අධ්‍යක්‍ෂ

Friday, March 14th, 2025

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් වර්තමානයේ ඖෂධ 170ක පමණ හිඟයක් පවතින බව වෛද්‍ය සැපයුම් අංශයේ නියෝජ්‍ය අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් වෛද්‍ය ජී.විජේසුරිය මහතා පැවසීය. ඒ අතර හතිය සහ ඇදුම යන රෝග සඳහා ලබා දිය යුතු ඖෂධයක් මාස 03කට වැඩි කාලයක සිට නොමැති බවත්, මෙම ඖෂධය අවශ්‍ය අවස්ථාවලදී ලබා නොදුන හොත් රෝගීන් මිය යාමටද ඉඩ ඇති බවත් පොදු […]

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Over two million people donate eye corneas

Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

By Poojathmi Rivithma Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb 26 (Daily Mirror) – A total of 2.5 million people have started to focus on donating their eye corneas after their death, marking a significant step in supporting eye donation efforts, the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society (SLEDS) said. SLEDS Senior Manager, Janath Saman Matara Arachchi, […]

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US lady donates ICU beds to hospital after life-saving treatment

Friday, February 7th, 2025

By B.G. Chaturanga Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo,February 7 (Daily Mirror)-  An US lady who was admitted to Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital when she developed a heart ailment and recovered after treatment donated a set of beds for use of the Intensive Care Unit. The lady, known as Jabe Japsen appreciated the services of the hospital […]

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Nearly 5,000 dengue cases reported before end of January

Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) says that nearly 5,000 dengue cases have been reported in the country before the end of January this year (2025). Furthermore, two dengue-related deaths were confirmed during the same month, according to the NDCU. Additionally, the NDCU stated that 16 high-risk dengue zones have been identified before […]

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Sri Lanka sees decline in birth rates and rise in infant mortality: Experts call for action

Sunday, February 2nd, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana Nearly 313,000 women become pregnant in Sri Lanka every year, but alarmingstatistics reveal that a significant number of these pregnancies do not result in healthy births.  According to the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, nearly 26,000 women lose their fetuses within the first few months of pregnancy, while around 1,700 babies […]

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The three key ages your brain declines dramatically – and what you can do about it

Friday, January 31st, 2025

Kate Spicer Courtesy The Telegraph (UK) Cognitive decline speeds up at 57, 70 and 78, but there are lifestyle tweaks you can make to stay sharp Cognitive decline is natural: it starts to subtly set in by our 40s, and by your mid-50s it’s perfectly normal to find yourself standing in the middle of a […]

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A New Approach to Rabies Eradication in Sri Lanka

Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) – Sri Lanka A meeting was held at the Ministry of Health, on 28th January 2025, presided by Minister of Health, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa at the request of the Animal Welfare  Coalition (AWC) – Sri Lanka. The AWC was represented by Dr. Chamith Nanayakkara, Champa Fernando, and Gihan Dinushka.  This two-hour […]

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Over 3,600 dengue cases, 2 deaths reported in first three weeks of 2025

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

Courtesy Adaderana The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) says that 3,649 dengue cases have been reported in the country within the first three weeks of this year. Furthermore, two dengue-related deaths have been reported during this period, the NDCU reported. The Western Province has recorded the highest number of cases, totaling 1,576. Of these, 491 […]

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