President receives WHO Award for Excellence
President Maithripala Sirisena received the WHO Award for Excellence in Public Health – 2016 from WHO Regional Director Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh yesterday, for his exceptional contributions to the health sector and heath services in Sri Lanka, especially in the areas of tobacco control, drugs regulation, the health of…
Desks for Zika screening at BIA
All passengers are to undergo voluntary screening and testing for Zika at the Bandaranaike International Airport ( BIA) Katunayake. Disembarking passengers will also be given leaflets on symptoms of Zika, a mosquito borne disease for which there is no vaccine, for self evaluation, and forms to indicate if…
Neurologist treks to Everest to study monks in meditation
B.C. researchers have returned from Everest with some enlightening findings about the human brain. Scientists trekked to the remote village of Namche, Nepal in May to record the brain activity of meditating Tibetan Buddhist monks for the first time. The monastery is more than 3,400 metres above sea…
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