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 […]

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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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

BY Buddhika Samaraweera Courtesy The Morning Ministry of Health Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe, has announced that the Government is focusing on the establishment of several laboratories to test medicines in the near future. Dr. Jasinghe also indicated that an investigation is planned into recent allegations regarding the importation of medicines by a blacklisted company. It […]

Priyantha Hettige Our health Keeping healthy should be at the top of our list of personal concerns. But who can we turn to for help and information?  That job is left to a few medically trained doctors and food specialists! Our lack of sufficient Iodine The experts tell us iodine is needed in every cell […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, December 24 (Daily Mirror)- The government has taken steps to regulate private hospitals as people have faced serious issues when seeking treatment from private hospitals, Cabinet spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today. He told the weekly briefing to announce Cabinet decisions that the government has initiated discussions with relevant […]

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 […]