Hospitals run out of survival drugs: GMOA
With more patients, important survival drugs in various hospitals are running out quickly, therefore it’s now a severe issue, said GMOA Media Committee Member Dr. Prasad Kolabage. The number of hospital admissions is rising, and there is a shortage of drugs in every facility, Dr. Kolabage added. He told the reporters...
Read moreDengue fever is on the rise, according to health officials
Dengue fever has become more widespread, according to the National Dengue Control Unit.According to Najith Sumanasena, Chairman of the Government Entomologist Association, the solidity of dengue larvae has grown in the country as a result of the heavy rain, resulting in a large number of cases in some locations. Fuel...
Read moreThe United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provides medical equipment to Sri Lanka
On Wednesday, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated crucial medical equipment and supplies to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health, with help from the Chinese government. The Ministry of Health handed over 328,660 packs of supplies to the Family Health Bureau, which will be utilised to equip public health personnel...
Read moreThere will soon be no more shortages of medicine, according to the Health Ministry
The Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has expressed optimism that the current medication shortages experienced by hospitals across the country will be resolved within the next month and a half. The Minister of Health, Keheliya Rambukwella, stated that they have obtained the necessary funding to import medical supplies. In addition, the...
Read moreIRCS is prepared to deliver medical supplies to Sri Lanka
Kolivand made these remarks during a meeting with G.M.V. Wishwanath Aponsu, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran. He noted that the IRCS is able to deliver relief after analyzing Sri Lanka’s medical needs, which is in keeping with the high humanitarian goals that the IRCS has. In...
Read moreThe United Nations call for over approximately $47 million for life – saving assistance to 1.7 million Sri Lankans
From June through September, the UN and NGOs in Sri Lanka announced an unified Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan to provide life-saving assistance to 1.7 million people who have been struck hardest by the economic crisis. This directly responds to the Sri Lankan government’s request for UN-backed multi-sector international...
Read moreA plantation programme aims to help and enhance wellbeing of women and children
The Centre for Children’s Rights and Business launched Sri Lanka’s first “Mother and her child-Friendly Seal for Proper Business” in conjunction with The save the Children and important players such as the Planters’ Associations of Ceylon Plantation Human Development Trust, and the Department of Women and Child Affairs, in a significant...
Read moreSri Lanka receives 3.3 tonnes of medication from India
Suwaseriya Ambulance Service received 3.3 tonnes of medical supplies from Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay in 1990. On Friday, India’s High Commissioner to Colombo, Gopal Baglay, presented the 1990 Suwaseriya Ambulance Service with 3.3 tonnes of medical supplies. According to Baglay, the Foundation’s medical supply concern was revealed to External Affairs...
Read moreThe outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease has urged health officials to issue a warning
According to health authorities, a viral virus is spreading among children in many parts of Sri Lanka, including Colombo. According to expert Dr. Deepal Perera, symptoms such as red blisters appear on the bodies of children with hand, foot, and mouth disease. He claims that the sickness is easily transmitted and...
Read moreThe president of Sri Lanka’s unused Covid money will be utilised to purchase medicines
According to a statement from the President’s Media Division, Sri Lankan President- Gotabaya Rajapaksa has approved the transfer of 1.8 billion rupees from the COVID-19 Health and Societal Safety Fund to purchase vital pharmaceuticals (PMD). The country’s currency deficit has disturbed the supply chain, resulting in a serious shortage of...
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