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The Prevention of Mosquito Breeding Act, No. 11 of 2007 is set to be amended to facilitate the control of mosquito-borne diseases. Accordingly, the proposed amendments have now been referred to the Attorney General for necessary legal...
The need is dire – refine the current all-important and essential ‘Fluid Therapy’ regimen in Severe Dengue management to bring about zero deaths. This is the urgent call by Consultant Paediatrician Dr. LakKumar Fernando, a livewire...
Showing the way how not to make natural dengue, ‘difficult’ dengue, Dr. LakKumar Fernando says it is important to differentiate between Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF). They are two different clinical conditions...
Here are seven steps from Dr. LakKumar Fernando to achieving zero dengue deaths ▪ Do an authentic Rapid Antigen Test for early diagnosis. ▪ Use routine bedside ultrasound to identify leaking early. ▪ Keep pulse pressure above 30mmHg all the...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who was scheduled to undertake an official visit to France later this month, has postponed it until the end of the year due to domestic compulsions, including the fallout from the Negombo prison violence.
Prisoners are human beings with families and feelings — not just a slogan, but a living reality. This truth was brought home vividly when relatives wept in despair, uncertain of the fate of their loved ones behind bars, amid reports of...