April - June 2011 - University of Peradeniya

Observe the following:
Earn money by collecting and selling
discarded items such as plastic bowls/
tins/bottles/coconut shells/yoghurt cups/
curd pots/polythene etc, or store them away
from rain water or bury them by cutting into
small pieces.
Do not allow the deadly Dengue mosquito to
breed in your home/neighbourhood. Follow the
above recommendations once a week and make
your contribution to eradicate the Dengue
epidemic from Sri Lanka. Negligence shall lead
to prosecution in terms of the relevant law.
Fill sand into discarded tires in order to
prevent water from collecting in them, or
make holes or store them in a sheltered place.
Make sure that rain water flows down
concrete roofs, gutters etc. by removing
items such as dried leaves from these places.
Clean blocked gutters to make rain water flow
down easily.
Clean ponds, flower pots, etc. once a week.
Avoid plants which may retain rain water on
leaves, or trees with holes, or bamboo wood.
If these already exist, remove or inspect them
regularly in order to prevent rain water from
collecting in them.
Keep water tanks, barrels, cans etc. tightly
closed, and clean them once a week.
Clean your fridge at least once a week, and
remove ant traps.
FAHS News
The final results of the 01st batch (2005/2006)
of Pharmacy students in the Faculty of Allied
Health Sciences have been released and they
will be awarded the Bachelor of Pharmacy
Degree at the next Convocation.
The X-Ray unit of the Faculty is now in
operation and X-ray images can be obtained at
affordable prices.
The Physiotherapy Service unit of the FAHS is
now providing outpatient treatment at
affordable prices.
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The 3 Volume of the Sir Lanka Bulletin of
Nursing and Allied Health Sciences is ready
for publication, and interested parties are
encouraged to send in their articles for the next
issue.
Work related to the installation of the
structured data network at the Faculty ofAllied
Health Sciences is in progress.
Winners of the Inter Medical Faculty Paediatric Quiz 2011
The Annual Inter Medical Faculty Paediatric Quiz
organized by the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
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was held for the 5 consecutive year on the 8th of May
2011 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute,
Independence Square, Colombo.
The team from the Medical Faculty of the University of
Peradeniya was outstanding in their performance and
won the prestigious Paediatric Quiz for the third
consecutive year by defeating contestants from five
other Medical Faculties in the country.
The members of the team were Dr. A.M.G.A.R.
Bandara, Dr. M.H.Wattegama, Dr. C.S.Danasekara, Dr.
C.N. Kahathuduwa and Dr. S.L.A.D.C.B. Perera.
The students of the Faculty of Medicine,
University of Peradeniya, won the same
competition in 2007, 2009, 2010, and were runners
up in 2008.
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