Hemas Hospital Wattala, award-winning healthcare facility in the Gampaha District, recently upgraded its Radiology Department thereby elevating itself to be the most up-to-date radiology facility in the country.
REUTERS: U.S. regulators have approved GlaxoSmithKline’s three-in-one inhaler for chronic lung disease, a key new product for the group as it strives to keep its lead in respiratory medicine despite falling sales of the older drug Advair.
Among the 2,000 plus dengue patients treated at Hemas Hospital Wattala in the past three months, several critical cases were high risk pregnancies that got even more complex as the patients advanced in their pregnancies having contracted the dengue virus.
Members and stakeholders involved with the Sri Lanka Chamber of Medical Devices Industry gathered today for a workshop on National Procurement Guidelines and the Impact on Pharmaceuticals and the Medical Devices Industry at the Grand Oriental Hotel.
In recognition of the dedicated service done for the betterment of the Acupuncture In Sri Lanka, Kalubowila Acupuncture Clinic Director Dr. Prasad Deshapriya was awarded at the 11th annual Massco Business Excellency Awards 2017 held at Hotel Ramada Recently.
MedHack is Sri Lanka’s first ever Hackathon for the health sector organized by Mobitel, the National Mobile Service Provider of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine and the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka.
Balasooriya Private Hospital received the Gold award in large category – service sector (provincial level) and the Silver award in large category – service sector (national level) at the CNCI Achiever Awards 2017 organized by the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI).
REUTERS: AstraZeneca is to receive up to US $400 million from TakedaPharmaceutical after striking a deal for the Japanese company to co-develop an early-stage medicine for Parkinson’s disease. The drug, MEDI1341, is an antibody treatment discovered by the British company that is due to enter Phase I clinical trials later this year.
Lanka Hospitals Diagnostics (LHD), a fully-owned subsidiary of Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC, achieved another accreditation status recently from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) as a recognition of medical laboratory practices.
Members and stakeholders involved with the Sri Lanka Chamber of Medical Devices Industry gathered today for a workshop on National Procurement Guidelines and the Impact on Pharmaceuticals and the Medical Devices Industry at the Grand Oriental Hotel.
Sri Lanka’s first healthcare institution to be endorsed with a Gold Seal of Approval by leading accreditation entity Joint Commission International announced it is stepping into new horizons with the repositioning of its corporate brand, culture, mindset and approach to transform the landscape of healthcare in the country.
From left: Lanka Bell Limited Systems Integration Manager Pujitha Jayaweera, Lanka Bell Limited Information Communication Technology General Manager Ajantha Peiris, Digital Health Pvt. Ltd Chief Executive Officer Apsara Wijayawardena, Digital Health Pvt. Ltd Strategy Head Chulani Rathnayake and Digital Health Pvt. Ltd Account Manager Malishini Punchihewa
Dr. Ramya De Silva, Senior Consultant Paediatrician has been elected to Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in recognition of outstanding contribution to children at their 21st anniversary celebrations held at International Conference Centre, Birmingham, UK recently.
The internationally accredited, multi award-winning Lanka Hospitals Colombo announces the successful delivery of one thousand IVF (In Vitro Fertilization - commonly known as test-tube) babies. Proven to be one of the most sophisticated facilities in South Asia, Lanka Hospitals’ Fertility Centre’s success is founded on its clinical and professional excellence and success rate on par with similar outfits in the developed world.
Gas World (Pvt.) Ltd, an associate company of Industrial Gases (Pvt.) Ltd (IGL) which marked its 25th anniversary of operations in Sri Lanka, made its presence known with its latest technology standards set by the company.
Sri Lanka’s renowned and frontline private hospital, Pannipitiya Private Hospital has added more modern treatment and medical text services among its already available prolific portfolio of services. The specialty of Pannipitiya Private Hospital is that all these new medical treatment and tests could be obtained for a very reasonable fee in comparison to other private hospitals in the island.
In a bid to provide prolific healthcare solutions for ear, nose and throat (ENT) related ailments, Nawaloka Hospitals PLC in a media release announced that it has taken further steps to revamp its ENT Unit, adding a range of services and high-tech medical equipment for seamless patient treatments.
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