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LNP - 40 injured in Gerandi Ella bus accident still in hospitals, some in critical condition

2025-05-12 | Health

Around 40 individuals who sustained injuries in yesterday’s bus accident in Gerandi Ella, Ramboda are currently receiving in-house treatment at hosp...

LNP - GMOA: Budget provides positive solution to doctors’ allowances

2025-03-22 | Health

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has welcomed the 2025 Budget, stating that it offers a favorable resolution to concerns over pay...

LNP - Health workers to launch 24-hour strike tomorrow

2025-03-17 | Health

The Association of Health Professionals has announced that it will proceed with its planned 24-hour strike scheduled for tomorrow, March 18th. The str...

LNP - Pope to be admitted to hospital

2025-02-15 | Health

Pope Francis will be admitted to hospital in Rome to undergo treatment and tests for bronchitis, the Vatican has said. The 88-year-old will arrive at ...

LNP - Unregistered medicines sold near National Hospital Colombo and countrywide

2025-01-09 | Health

Magen Ratata' organization chairman, Sanjaya Mahawatte, claimed today that illegal medicines are being sold in front of the National Hospital in Colom...

LNP - Share Covid data, World Health Organization tells China

2024-12-31 | Health

BBC - The World Health Organization has urged China to share data on the origins of the Covid pandemic, five years on from its start in the city of W...

LNP - Special traffic operation from tomorrow

2024-12-23 | Health

An island-wide traffic operation will be launched tomorrow to inspect passenger buses during the festive season, the Police Media Division said. Polic...

LNP - Compulsory retirement age of govt doctors extended

2024-12-19 | Health

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the extension of the compulsory age limit of retirement for government medical officers up to 63 years, with ame...

LNP - Namal responds to allegations of preferential treatment in law exam

2024-12-17 | Health

In response to the CID complaint filed by a civil society representative alleging that MP Namal Rajapaksa had received preferential treatment during a...

LNP - Fever outbreak in Jaffna identified as Leptospirosis

2024-12-12 | Health

The fever that spread in Jaffna, claiming seven lives, has been identified as Leptospirosis, commonly known as Rat Fever, the Epidemiology Unit of the...