PTFD to conduct drug prevention in schools
The Presidential Task Force on Drug Prevention will conduct a drug prevention week in schools countrywide aiming to do away with the drug menace. Director of the PTFDP Dr. Samantha Kumara Kithalawaarachchi addressing media today at the President’s Secretariat said that the drug prevention week will be conducted…
Suwa Seriya Service expands into Central Province today
The free pre hospital care ambulance services will continue, with the launch of the service in the Central Province today. Starting today, the 1990 Suwa Seriya pre hospital care ambulance services will be launched in the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Matale districts of the Central Province.New 4×4 ambulance…
ADB funds to help Sri Lanka tackle surge in ‘lifestyle’ diseases
Sri Lanka has seen a decline in polio, malaria and filariasis in the past two decades but there has been a rise in non-communicable diseases such as cancer and heart disease, driven by lifestyle changes. This is putting more pressure on the country’s health system. The package will…
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