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 […]

By AJITH SIRIWARDANA Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan. 06 (Daily Mirror)- The Health Ministry has introduced a hotline number for people to contact on matters related to the prevention and control of the dengue epidemic. Director of the National Dengue Control Unit Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said members of the public can contact the hotline number […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan 06 (Daily Mirror) –  The Health Ministry today commenced the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Supplementary Immunization Activity across all immunization clinic centres in nine high-risk health districts. The targeted areas include Colombo (including the CMC area), Gampaha, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Kandy, Jaffna, Kurunegala, and Kalmunai. Running from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 […]

Courtesy People’s Daily Online COLOMBO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry has declared a countrywide dengue prevention week from Jan. 7 to Jan. 13, said the National Dengue Control Unit on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Colombo to announce the initiative, Sudath Samaraweera, the director of the National Dengue Control Unit, said […]

Courtesy Adaderana The State Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Sisira Jayakody announced on Thursday (Jan.04) that athe government has taken a significant step towards reducing healthcare costs by exempting Ayurvedic products, medicines and industries-related to indigenous medicine from Value Added Tax (VAT). The decision aims to make traditional medicine more accessible to the public, he explained. […]

Courtesy Adaderana UNICEF, together with the World Health Organization (WHO), has planned to support the Health Ministry in implementing a supplementary measles immunization activity (SIA) in Sri Lanka aimed at controlling the ongoing measles outbreak, midst over 700 measles cases reported in the country since May 2023.  The SIA will be launched in two phases; […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island Rambukwella Incriminating fresh statement from cancer drug supplier recorded The Cabinet Office has handed over the documents requested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigating the procurement of fake immunoglobulin by the Health Ministry. Authoritative sources said that the two sets of documents had been handed over to the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Health Ramesh Pathirana has called for a report from the Director of the Colombo National Hospital on the death of a patient, which is linked to the ostensible administration of high levels of carbon dioxide. Recently, reports were rife that a patient under medical care at the Colombo National Hospital was […]

Courtesy Adaderana Over 10,000 cases of dengue infections have been recorded in the month of December alone, bringing the total number of infections reported in 2023 to 87,078. Accordingly, 10,600 novel dengue cases were witnessed within this month alone, with the highest number of infections being recorded from the Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara districts, as […]