800 doctors on the list to go abroad
A total of 785 doctors who have completed Doctor of Medicine (MD) are pegged to leave for foreign training in the coming months, the media has reported.
It has triggered concerns whether they will return in the current context after completion of their training to be consultants. According to reliable sources, a total of 822 doctors are currently undergoing training in foreign countries while 632 are preparing for the MD exam. According to the current situation in the country, the probability of all 822 doctors returning is very low, a senior health official has told the media.
However, plans are afoot to take steps to retain the existing doctors and medical specialists.According to the Ministry of Health, in 2022, Sri Lanka had approximately 20,000 serving doctors and around 2,800 consultants.
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A 50-year-old male patient has reportedly died after receiving Co-amoxiclav, an antibiotic commonly used to treat bacterial infections, according to sources.
The incident occurred at Ward 72 of the National Hospital in Colombo. The antibiotic was administered to the victim in the form of a vaccine.
However, a health official told the media that it is uncertain whether the antibiotic directly caused the death and investigations are underway to find out the cause of death.
As a precautionary measure, the use of the antibiotic in question has been suspended pending further investigations.
Meanwhile, earlier cases have also seen complications arising from the use of this antibiotic in some patients.
The Welfare Benefits Board says the payment of allowances to the Aswesuma beneficiaries will commence next Monday.
Accordingly, the beneficiaries who have fulfilled all criteria will be provided allowances under the first phase.
Beneficiaries who have opened bank accounts in will be provided the funds through state banks.
Due to the resignation of G. Wijeratne from the position of Chairman of the Welfare Benefit Board, the payment of benefits was delayed due to the issues related to releasing funds.
However, the welfare benefits board says that with the assumption of office yesterday by Jayantha Wijeratne as the new chairman, the issues that had arisen regarding the release of funds were resolved.
(News 1st)
The French government is allocating €200m (£171.6m) to destroy surplus wine and support producers.
It comes amid a cocktail of problems for the industry, including a falling demand for wine as more people drink craft beer.
Overproduction and the cost of living crisis are also hitting the industry.
Most of the €200m will be used to buy excess stock, with the alcohol sold for use in items such as hand sanitiser, cleaning products and perfume.
In a bid to cut back on the overproduction, money will also be available for winegrowers to change to other products, such as olives.
In funnelling the money into the industry, the French government aims to stop “prices collapsing… so that wine-makers can find sources of revenue again”, Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau said.
Despite the financial help – an initial EU fund of €160m which the French government topped up to €200m – the wine industry needs to “look to the future, think about consumer changes … and adapt”, he added.
European Commission data for the year to June shows that wine consumption has fallen 7% in Italy, 10% in Spain, 15% in France, 22% in Germany and 34% in Portugal, while wine production across the bloc – the world’s biggest wine-making area – rose 4%.
(BBC News)
