#Health
Colorectal cancer rates among adults and children on the rise
Health experts have raised concerns about the growing incidence of colorectal cancer among both adults and children in Sri Lanka. According to the...
Oral cancer remains leading cancer among men in Sri Lanka
Oral cancer continues to be the most prevalent cancer among men in Sri Lanka, with an alarming 2,000 to 3,000 new cases diagnosed...
Government doctors unhappy over salary revisions, calls for clarification
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) have raised concerns about the salary revisions proposed in the 2025 budget. Issuing a statement, the association...
Health professionals dismayed over Budget 2025 salary revisions
There are heated discussions going on between several groups of high-ranking public servants on social media regarding the salary revisions proposed in this...
WHO Goodwill Ambassador visits Sri Lanka to strengthen leprosy elimination efforts
The World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Mr Yohei Sasakawa, arrived in Sri Lanka...
Govt scrambles to find suppliers for 40 essential medicines
It was revealed at a cabinet media briefing held at the Government Information Department yesterday (11) that suppliers have not come forward to...
7000 doctors ready to migrate – GMOA
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has warned that around 7,000 doctors have now decided to leave the country. Secretary of the association...
Karapitiya hospital’s faulty angiogram machine puts heart patients at risk
The angiogram machine at the Karapitiya hospital has been out of service for nearly a month, leaving heart patients in critical need of...
