1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (75+ words) 13 Sep 2026 | BY Staff Writer A new Bill has been gazetted to regulate dog registration, rabies vaccination and breeding in Sri Lanka. Under the proposed law, dogs over six weeks old must be vaccinated against rabies and registered annually with the…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1583+ words) 13 Sep 2026 | By Methmalie Dissanayake President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said that the Government intends to overhaul Sri Lanka’s healthcare service by introducing a family doctor system, under which patients would require a referral before being able to access major hospitals,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (346+ words) Sri Lanka has called for deeper cooperation with India in pharmaceutical manufacturing, healthcare technology, investment and resilient supply chains, as Colombo seeks to expand domestic production and attract greater international investment in the sector. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (590+ words) 10 Sep 2026 | BY Dilanthi Jayamanne Sri Lanka’s elevation to middle-income country status has resulted in the scaling back or discontinuation of some donor-funded medicine supplies, forcing the Government to use domestic funds to purchase medicines previously obtained through international assistance programmes,…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (121+ words) 08 Sep 2026 | BY Staff Writer Sri Lanka Police has introduced a special facility allowing members of the hearing-impaired community to lodge complaints with the 119 Police Emergency Call Unit through WhatsApp video calls. The initiative, launched by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (256+ words) 08 Sep 2026 | BY Jomo Uduman Limits of a scoping review Noting the limits of what a scoping review can claim, the authors call for more systematic reviews and for research conducted in Sinhala and Tamil, not only in English, since much…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (965+ words) 08 Sep 2026 | BY Dilanthi Jayamanne Dr Kumarawansa, speaking to The Daily Morning yesterday (7), said the Government’s health policy envisages providing a medical team, including a family doctor, for every 10,000 people, with patients first being assessed and treated at the primary healthcare…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (166+ words) 07 Sep 2026 | BY Dilanthi Jayamanne Inadequate funding is affecting the functioning of the cancer unit and several other services at the Base Hospital Thellippalai, as discussions continue over whether the Hospital should be brought under the line Health Ministry, informed sources…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (237+ words) 07 Sep 2026 | BY Dhanushka Dharmapriya Sri Lanka is set to overhaul the terminology used for facilities caring for vulnerable children, with terms such as ‘probationary homes’, ‘children’s homes’ and ‘orphanages’ to be replaced with more positively framed names, it is learnt....

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (226+ words) The Morning Retirement resort village in Pannala 07 Sep 2026 | BY Dhanushka Dharmapriya The Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment Ministry unveiled plans to establish a retirement resort village in Pannala, Kurunegala, aimed at accommodating 400 elderly citizens. The initiative is part…...