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The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has confirmed that nearly 300 of their members will have to retire from government service on or before 31 December 2022 and their retirement will have an adverse impact on the health sector.AMS President Dr. LakKumar Fernando has, in a letter to Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, said the National […]
The health minister said 92 of 383 drugs are short in supply though Sri Lanka has 14 of the most vital drugs in stock
Consumer inflation in Sri Lanka accelerated to 70.2% in August,the statistics department said on Wednesday, as the island nation reels under its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka inflation rate surges to 70.2% in August appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka is facing a shortage of some essential medicines, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today. He said that there are 383 essential medications in use in Sri Lanka. The Minister said that of the 383 essential medications there is a shortage of around 90 medications
BY Consultant Family Physician, Dr. S. Kumaran, and Viduni Basnayake This article describes the experiences of a novel, evidence-based approach that involves patients, and their family members, in delivering health care, providing medical education, and conducting research, at a primary care institution, called a Family Health Care Centre. The Northern Province, in Sri Lanka, is […]
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka is desperately looking for tourism earning to finance its imports
Wickremesinghe also met King Charles III on Sunday September 18.
By Ifham NIzam Farmers in Sri Lanka have always been given high quality fertilisers. Although many countries use 1.5 percent biuret urea fertiliser, Sri Lanka used less than one percent of it in urea fertiliser, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amraweera said. Minister Amaraweera was critical about baseless allegations that Sri Lanka provided low quality rice to […]
Tuesday 20th September, 2022 Two Cabinet ministers have crossed swords over rice imports. Trade Minister Nalin Fernando has sought to rubbish Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera’s recent claim that imported rice should be fed to farm animals as it is unfit for human consumption. Why Fernando has seen red is understandable; the Agriculture Minister’s statement serves […]
A doctor or specialist must issue a letter on the patient’s condition
The Greater Mekong Chamber deals with East Asian countries
New import policy revisions that significantly lifted import restrictions announced last month, have been announced by the Government. Temporary suspensions placed on hundreds of imports in August were lifted on Wednesday by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.The post Sri Lanka Government lifts temporary suspension on hundreds of imported items appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News i...
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The week ended on September 15 saw 1027 suspected dengue cases reported in 23 districts
“We have had to stop routine surgeries and focus on life saving surgeries because of shortages
Sri Lanka still struggles to smoothen its fuel distribution due to forex shortage created by money printing
A food crisis in Sri Lanka looms as the island nation faces its worst economic disaster in decades. With food price inflation higher than 90%, even staples like rice have become almost unaffordable for many Sri Lankans. The World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that about 30% of the population is food insecure and that one out of […]
Sri Lanka's economy shrank 8.4% in the quarter through June from a year ago in one of the steepest declines seen in a three-month period, amid fertiliser and fuel shortages during the nation's most severe financial crisis in more than seven decades.The post Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 8.4% amid fertiliser, fuel shortages appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Those who claimed that privatisation was the panacea for Sri Lanka’s economic ills had to present information about privatise institutions first, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday at a conference on privatisation of state assets. Dissanayake said that the SLPP had campaigned in 2019 and 2020 on a […]
We decided to progressively reduce it and halt imports
"Sri Lanka needs to work collectively to solve the food issue in the face of the global food crisis."
The organisations expect the situation to worsen mainly during October 2022 to February 2023.
The multi-sector mechanism to empower rural economic revitalization centres to ensure food security and nutrition was initiated under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (September 13).The post Multi-sector combined mechanism launched to ensure food security and nutrition in Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The program aims to provide fertilisers up to 1 million farmers
An online crowdfunding platform titled ‘Rebuild Sri Lanka’ launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is now live providing the opportunity for global citizens to contribute to alleviating the impacts of the crisis in the island nation, the UNDP said.The facility can be accessed at www.undp.org/srilanka/donate. Sri Lanka is undergoing its worst economic crisis […]
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The system was launched on September 08 in Galle. The post Sri Lanka launches online sales facility for gem, jewellery exporters appeared first on EconomyNext.
Interested parties can contribute to two ailing sectors: healthcare and food.
Daily power cuts are unlikely to be enforced over the next couple of months, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said today. PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said that although daily 1-hour power cuts had been announced over the past 1 week, the power cuts were not enforced. He said that there has been […]