Christmas procession in India

Patients stranded as doctors launch 24 hour strike

Patients around the island were stranded as doctors attached to Government hospitals launched a 24 hour strike today. The strike by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) was launched over concerns on some aspects of the 2017 budget. The Ministry of Health said it was informed of the strike at the last minute and this affected operations at hospitals in the country. (Colombo Gazette) Pictures by?G.Krishanthan

30 Nov, 2016

India sends help

INS Kirch with around 125 personnel on board, arrived at Colombo Port today and offloaded relief supplies, inflatable Gemini boats with diving teams, and a mobile medical team with supplies. The High Commissioner of India Taranjit Sandhu handed over the supplies to Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake at the Colombo Port. The Indian rescue personnel are now being deployed to the disaster affected zone in coordination with the Sri Lanka Navy and other Sri Lankan authorities.

27 May, 2017

Trump signs his first executive order

New US President Donald Trump on Friday signed his first executive order after taking office, directing government agencies to scale back as many aspects of the Affordable Care Act as possible, moving within hours of being sworn in to fulfill his pledge to eviscerate Barack Obama?s signature health care law. ?(New York Times)

21 Jan, 2017