අජිත් සී. හේරත් 2021-22 එන්නත්කරණයෙන් පසු දෙවසර තුළ ශ්‍රි ලංකාවේ මරණ සංඛ්‍යාව 65,074කින් ඉහළ යයි: (පළමු කොටස) අජිත් සී. හේරත් රජයේ සංඛ්‍යාලේඛන සහ ජන සංගණන දෙපාර්තුමේන්තුවේ වාර්තා අනුව 2021 සහ 22 වර්ෂවලදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මරණ සංඛ්‍යාව සාමාන්‍ය අපේක්ෂිත සංඛ්‍යාවට වඩා 65000කින් පමණ ඉහළ ගොස් තිබේ. රජයේ සහ ලෝක සෞඛ්‍ය සංවිධානයේම වාර්තා අනුව  2020 ජනවාරි මස […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror With reference to the decision of the health Ministry to recall the retired medical specialists, medical specialists opined that it is neither a feasible nor a longstanding move to address the shortage of specialists. Speaking to Daily Mirror, Senior Consultant Physician Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama told Daily Mirror, I don’t know how […]

By Sheain Fernandopulle Courtesy The Daily Mirror With the migration of medical professionals from Sri Lanka reaching an alarming level, exacerbated by the low salaries offered to specialists, the health authorities are now admitting that the situation is beyond their control.    According to a top source of the Health Ministry, the Ministry is disappointed […]

Courtesy Pravda.ru The coconut water found inside coconuts has long attracted attention for its potential health benefits. Photo: “Coconut (halved)” by SingChan is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Doctors from the Mayo Clinic in the United States conducted a study and identified eight key benefits of this natural fluid. Coconut Water vs Coconut Milk The […]

Courtesy AdaDerana A fundamental rights (FR) petition was filed before the Supreme Court today (Aug. 31) seeking the appointment of a five-member committee of specialist doctors led by the Director-General of Health Services (DGHS) to conduct a transparent probe into the deaths of patients and complications caused by ‘substandard’ drugs imported to Sri Lanka. Main […]

by Professor Daya Somasundaram and Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wC8a6cHRHuW-uRfoE6ZJ1uSwv5RxiJEZ/view?ts=64eb310e&pli=1

From Russia Dermatologist Natalia Zhovtan has identified certain products that can accelerate skin aging in Russians, Life reports. Photo: pixabay.com According to the expert, the consumption of products such as may contribute to premature external aging. These foods are rich in monosodium glutamate, which can lead to obesity, liver cell damage, and permanent skin damage. “In addition, excessive salt intake […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් උග්‍ර ආසාත්මික තත්වයන් සිදුව මරණ තුනකට හේතුවූ Co – Amoxiclave for Inj Bp1.2g නැමති වේදනානාශක එන්නතේ කාණ්ඩ තුනක් ලෝක සෞඛ්‍ය සංවිධානයේ වෛද්‍ය රසායනාගාරය වෙත යොමු කිරීමට ජාතික ඖෂධ නියාමන අධිකාරිය තීරණය කර තිබෙනවා. මෙම එන්නත සම්බන්ධයෙන් වැඩිදුර පරීක්ෂණ සිදුකිරිම සදහා මෙම පියවර ගත් බවයි ජාතික ඖෂධ නියාමන අධීකාරියේ සභාපති මහාචාර්ය එස්.ඩී […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The tally of Dengue cases reported for 2023 has surpassed the 58,000 mark while one more death was reordered, according to the Epidemiology Unit. Accordingly, as of July 07, a total of 58,138 cases have been reported so far in 2023, with the highest number of cases being recorded from the […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The continuous practice of reusing single-use plastic bottles for drinking water will bring people to their own deaths, Secretary of the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) Dr. Sarath Edirisinghe said. Meanwhile, addressing the media, the Director of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children Dr. G. Wijesuriya said a trend has been […]

නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි ආයුර්වේද සංශෝධනයේ ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ තීරණය සිංහල භාෂාවෙන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු හැන්සාඩ් වාර්තාවට ඇතුළත් කර ගන්නේ කෙසේද?නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි පැහැදිලි කරයි…

Tabassum Barnagarwala Courtesy Scroll.In The pharmaceutical company in question continues operations. The India’s drug regulator has yet to act three months since the problem was flagged. Three months after the Sri Lankan government flagged infections in at least 50 patients linked to an eye drop made in Gujarat, it is yet to receive a response […]

සෞඛ්‍ය වෘත්තීයවේදීන්ගේ විද්වත් සංගමය  “විශ්ලේෂණ රසායනාගාරයක් හදන වගකීම අපිට දෙන්න, වසරකින් ඇමතිවරයාට ආඩම්බරයෙන් නිදර්ශක එවන්න රසායනාගාරයක් හදලා දෙනවා කියලා සහතික වෙන්නම්’ ඖෂධ තත්ව පාළණයට ලංකාවේ රසායනාගාරයක් හැදුවේ 1990දී. ඒකාලේ ඒකේ පරීක්ෂණ කරන්න අවම වශයෙන් වෘත්තීයවේදීන්ගේ 67ක් ඕනේ කියලා තීරණය කලේ රේණුකා හේරත් සෞඛ්‍ය ඇමති තුමයගේ කාලේ. අද වෙනකොට ඒකේ ඉන්නේ 10දෙනයි. ගෙනල්ලා දාපු උපකරණ වලින් […]

By Dr Parakrama Waidyanatha Courtesy The Island Various reports in the media yet claim that the Rajarata kidney disease, scientifically defined as the chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu), is caused by agrochemicals whereas the overwhelming evidence is that it is caused by hard water and fluoride prevalent in dug wells on high ground. […]

Lanka Lead News සෞඛ්‍ය පද්ධතියට ඖෂධ මිලදී ගැනීමේ දී දීර්ඝ කාලීනව දක්නට ලැබෙන දූෂණ, වංචා සහ අකාර්යක්ෂමතාවයන් අද වන විට වර්ධනය වීම නිසා සෞඛ්‍ය සේවා සැපයීමේ දී මතුවන ගැටලු මුල්කර ගෙන මේ දිනවල විවිධ වෘත්තීය සමිති නායකයන් විසින් සමස්ත සෞඛ්‍ය පද්ධතියට සහ සෞඛ්‍ය සේවකයන්ට පහරදීමේ හොඳ නරක පිළිබඳව ලංකා ලීඩ් ජාතික සංවිධානවල මතය විමසන ලදී. […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Ministry of Health to expedite the approval process for drugs endorsed by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). The Head of State issued these directives in response to the drug shortage caused by existing procedures, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported. Accordingly, the Health Ministry was ordered […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island The Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF) yesterday (13) pointed out that India couldn’t absolve itself of the responsibility for the alleged supply of low quality Indian medicines to Sri Lanka under the USD 1 bn credit line opened over a year ago. GMOF President Dr. Rukshan Bellana said so, […]

by Arundathie Abeysinghe Courtesy PIME Asia News An alarming number of cases reported of people dying or suffering severe visual impairment after routine eye surgeries. Some doctors say the cause is an anesthetic purchased by the ministry in India from companies on the blacklist of unreliable products. But the government in Colombo rejects the allegations. Colombo […]

Courtesy Adaderana One of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen next month by a leading global health body, according to two sources with knowledge of the process, pitting it against the food industry and regulators. Aspartame, used in products from Coca-Cola diet sodas to Mars’ Extra chewing […]

Courtesy Adaderana Through the facility established by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, Michelin Foundation channels support to procuring essential medicine given the ongoing socio-economic situation in the country and to address the identified drug shortage as highlighted by the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka.  The medicines were handed over to […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The anaesthetic drug suspected to have been the cause of two deaths that occurred at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital has been received through the Indian Credit Line, Sri Lanka’s top drug regulatory body said. According to Dr. Vijith Gunasekera from National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), drugs that were received through the […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The significance of their findings cannot be understated. Water samples collected from the North Central Province revealed shocking levels of calcium, reaching up to 200 mg per litre, and fluoride concentrations of 2-3 mg per litre—both far exceeding acceptable limits CKDu’s impact on Sri Lanka has been staggering. Its discovery over three […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Association of Health Professionals has revealed that the automatic vaccination machine of the PET Scan machine worth Rs. 200 million at the Cancer Hospital in Maharagama, is not in use for over a period of one year, due to the non-availability of FDG chemical and connection tubes. When inquired by Ada Derana […]

Courtesy Indian Express According to an official, if the company supplies the necessary information then the body will wait for findings of investigation for further action. The Indian drug controller is investigating a Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company after receiving communication from neighbouring Sri Lanka that a steroid eye drop manufactured by the firm has been linked […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Sri Lankan government has made it mandatory to test imported dried fish, sprats and fruits for heavy metals such as lead and arsenic with effect from June 01, 2023. A survey conducted by the Food Control Administration Unit of the Health Ministry between 2021 and 2022 found that certain consignments of imported […]

Chamuditha News Brief ශ්‍රී ලංකා ස්වදේශීය වෛද්‍ය සභාව සමග චමුදිත සමරවික්‍රම.

AdaDerana May 24 (AdaDerana) – The World Health Organization on Tuesday (May 23) commended Sri Lanka for enacting a legislation on trans-fat to protect health and prevent premature deaths from coronary heart disease. Eliminating trans-fats from food supplies is a cost-effective measure with enormous health benefits. By enacting legislation on trans-fat, Sri Lanka has once […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Samahan, a trusted herbal drink from Sri Lanka, was a hot topic recently on a popular Indian television show hosted by veteran film actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. The show, called Kaun Banega “Crorepati,” offers cash prizes to participants who answer general knowledge questions correctly. During the program, the veteran did not […]

Courtesy Adaderana Legal action has been taken against 12 private hospitals and laboratories for overcharging patients for both, dengue tests and Full Blood Count (FBC) tests.  Accordingly, the 12 institutes were fined a total of Rs. 9.4 million for charging patients prices above those gazette for the relevant tests, a senior investigative official of the […]

By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Courtesy BBC Ghana is the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine that has been described as a “world-changer” by the scientists who developed it. The vaccine – called R21 – appears to be hugely effective, in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field. Ghana’s […]