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Medical negligence claims life of newborn at Anuradhapura Hospital

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2 years ago

August 14, 2023

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In another case of negligence in the health sector, a baby that dropped to the floor of the delivery room at the moment of delivery due to the fault of medical staff, died yesterday at the Intensive Care Unit of the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.

A mother who is from the village called ‘Kallanchiya’ in the Anuradhapura District had this tragic experience when she was transferred to the Anuradhapura Hospital for the delivery of her baby.

Her husband Kumarasinghe Dissanayake, 41, said, “My wife was admitted to the Kallanchchiya Hospital. She developed complications there. She was taken to the Anuradhapura Hospital in an ambulance. Then, she was referred to the labour room for delivery. At the moment of delivery, my baby had fallen onto the floor as the medical staff was unable to hold the baby.”

The baby’s body now lies at the morgue for further investigations.

He said, though doctors said the baby had not matured properly, they did not talk about the fall.

Our attempts to get a comment from Hospital Director Dulan Samaraweera failed.

However, the postmortem confirmed that the baby had fallen.

(dailymirror.lk)

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SLAF helicopter crashes into Maduru Oya during training session

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47 minutes ago

May 9, 2025

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A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has reportedly crashed today (May 09) into the Maduru Oya Reservoir.

The incident occurred during a training exercise held as part of the Sri Lanka Army Special Forces passing-out ceremony in Maduru Oya.

The aircraft was carrying ten Special Forces soldiers and two pilots at the time of the incident.

All personnel reportedly escaped without fatal injuries. Several have been hospitalised for treatment.

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American Cardinal elected as new Pope: Pope Leo XIV

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53 minutes ago

May 9, 2025

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Following a 02-day papal conclave, American Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new Pope yesterday (May 08) evening, Vatican time.

At 69, Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV.

He becomes the first American to ascend to the papacy in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV now assumes spiritual leadership of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

The election follows the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at the age of 88 at his residence in Casa Santa Marta, Vatican City, a day after participating in Easter Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.

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Heavy rains expected in the afternoon

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3 hours ago

May 9, 2025

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The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 p.m. today (May 09).

Showers may occur in Western province and in Puttalam, Galle and Matara districts in the morning too.

Fairly heavy rains above 50 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northern and North-central provinces.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Polonnaruwa districts during the morning.