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 Recording of Multicultural Media Online Forum Dr Jan Fizzell, Dr Ramanathan Lakshmanan and Ms Danielle Fisher held on Wed 29 July 2022 / COVID-19, Flu & Donate Life Week Multilingual Resources The video recording has already been posted on the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (MHCS) YouTube page and social media platforms. YouTube Vimeo   Please find the links to the social posts as follows: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | instagram For all the recordings of the online presser, please see link to the MHCS website: https://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/media-centre/multicultural-media-online/multicultural-media-online Multilingual Health Resources with information on COVID-19, flu, monkeypox and Donate Life Week: COVID-19 and flu vaccination Winter boosters have been extended – translated materials available from Australia Health Department. Get your flu shot today – see link to translated resources on NSW Health Website: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/Influenza/Pages/default.aspx COVID-19 antivirals New poster/flyer for EDs  is live https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Documents/antiviral-medicines-poster.pdf linked from https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/posters-and-print.aspx#Antivirals. This has been translated into 10 languages Managing COVID-19 Steps to access antivirals in ...

Jul 29, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Tear Gas: What you need to know- By Prof.Kirthi Tennakone A file photo of the police firing tear gas during a recent protest National Institute of Fundamental Studies Source:Island We hear incidents of tear gas deployment somewhere almost every day and too frequently in Sri Lanka these days. The Police direct tear gas shells to crowds they determine as unruly. The tactic serves the purpose of avoiding the bullet, or other lethal methods of combat, to deter an emotionally agitated mob about to engage in a criminal offence. However, indiscriminate use of tear gas poses health risks hard to ignore. The United Nations Human Rights Commission has classified tear gas as a less – lethal weapon, and said that even less-lethal weapons must be employed only when they are subject to strict requirement of necessity and proportionality, in situations in which other less harmful measures have proven to be clearly ...

Jul 23, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Ladies Charity Night 2022 by The DOT Charitable Foundation Inc – Photos  by Roy Gunaratne of RoyGrafix. View More photos on eLanka Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5644089998957019&type=3 The DOT Charitable Foundation Inc’s 4th Ladies Charity Night was held on Saturday the 2nd of July 2022 at Roselea Community Centre, Carlingford NSW. This charity event which was held after two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was a huge success. The event was to showcase the foundation’s recent activities and make awareness of the underprivileged sick Sri Lankan children’s situation in aftermath of the COVID-19 and challenging socioeconomic conditions. Around 250 ladies attended the event to support and celebrate the 12 years of the foundation’s service. It was a memorable event with traditional blessings, songs, ladies and teens fashion shows, a raffle draw, and dance items by Mathra and SLDAS followed by a scrumptious dinner catered by Flavour of Ceylon. The event photography ...

Jul 21, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Photos Tagged , , , , , ,
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Snapshot of Australia National summary data Source:abs.gov.au The Census provides a snapshot of Australia. It tells the story of who we are and how we are changing. It provides a picture of the economic, social and cultural make-up of Australia. The 2021 Census took place on Tuesday 10 August 2021. Population Census population count by state and territory Note: Based on place of usual residence. Excludes overseas visitors and Other Territories. The 2021 Census tells us about where we live: Almost 80 per cent of Australian residents live in eastern Australia in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. NSW continues to be the largest state with over 8 million people, with Victoria not far behind with 6.5 million people. ACT had the fastest growth with a 14.4 per cent (57,102 people) increase since 2016. 66.9 per cent of people counted were in Greater Capital Cities and 33.1 per ...

Jul 7, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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Australia’s population is bigger, more diverse, census shows – By Timna Jacks Source:smh.com.au She’s a woman in her 30s who lives with a partner and has a child. She was born in Australia, went to a government school and finished year 12. She lives in a capital city and her family brings in about $3000 a week. That is the picture painted of the average Australian in the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2021 census data, released on Tuesday. While the number of people who share all those traits may be small, this is the imperfect picture drawn from the first tranche of data collected on August 10 last year, when many of us were in lockdown to halt the spread of COVID-19. More Australian families and households were together on census night last year compared with census night in 2016, with 96 per cent of people counted at home rather ...

Jun 28, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Help Transform Lives in 2022! It’s almost that time – EOFY is about to be upon us! We’ve had an amazing year, and we are so excited to share with you some of the incredible stories of transformation – stay tuned for our annual report coming soon! In the meantime, here’s a quick snapshot of some of what we’ve been able to achieve together:    Provided small business training and loans for individuals and a group of rural community development workers in eSwatini Provided families short-term food support in eSwatini Provided livelihood support and self-employment opportunities to families in Sri Lanka Sponsored students to receive life-transforming education in eSwatini, India and Rwanda Empowered our graduating students with graduation gifts and support as they move on to employment and self-support  Distributed food to families in Rwanda and in Sri Lanka who were in crisis due to the pandemic Provided almost 6,000 masks ...

Jun 25, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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Sri Lanka Current – by Dr Harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Headlines India is emerging as one of the biggest aid providers to cash-strapped Sri Lanka.US$ 16 million worth of aid from Tamil Nadu will begin arriving in Colombo on May 22 Indian envoy in Lanka’s hands over SLR.2 billion worth of essentials sent by Tamil Nadu government Litro Gas distribution to 416 areas Uninterrupted electricity supply soon. Sri Lanka: Political stability restored, but food, law and order pose challenges Uninterrupted electricity supply soon. Aid from Tamil Nadu to the value of US $ 16 million arrived in Sri Lanka on May 22nd. The consignment, which consists of 9,000 MT of rice, 50 MT of milk powder and more than 25 MT of drugs and other medical supplies, was handed over by High Commissioner Gopal Baglay to the senior leadership of the Government of Sri Lanka This commitment translates to more than ...

May 24, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged , , , , , , , , ,
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The Pond, Butterflies and Rainbow – by Dr.Tilak S. Fernando   Recently the surgeon Dr. Athula Withanage translated into Sinhala for the first time, ‘Evgeni Onegin,’ a Russian romantic novel written in verse and a masterpiece of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.  Simultaneously, he translated it into English, making it the 46th English translation. This achievement by Dr. Athula Withanage can be hailed as a historical event, as it was declared impossible to achieve by many authors in the past including the great translator, Oruwala Bandu. This was because of cultural differences and the era (1880) when it was written, as well as the different meaning Alexander Pushkin gave his own poetic words.  Dr. Withanage escaped the shackles of rhyming by producing the masterpiece in Sinhala using the unique form of ‘Nisandas Kavi’.  The books were presented to the First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka, and the ...

May 11, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Tilak S Fernando Tagged , , , , , , ,
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UK warns its citizens on travel to SL over deteriorating economic situation-by JAMILA HUSAIN Source:Dailymirror The United Kingdom, in its latest travel advisory on Sri Lanka has warned its citizens saying the economic situation was deteriorating in the country with shortages of basic necessities including medicines, fuel and food. In the travel advisory released today, the UK said Sri Lanka was presently experiencing shortages in basic necessities because of a shortage of hard currency to pay for imports. “There may be long queues at grocery stores, gas stations, and pharmacies. Local authorities may impose the rationing of electricity, resulting in power outages,” the travel advisory said. ...

Mar 14, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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COVID 19 – a US perspective – by Dr. Faheem Younus, ( Head of Infectious Diseases Clinic, University of Maryland, USA) We may have to live with C19 for months or years.  Don’t deny or panic.  Don’t make your life a misery.  Let’s learn to live with this reality.   2. You can’t destroy the C19 virus that has penetrated the cell walls, by drinking liters of hot water – you’ll just be going to the bathroom more often.   3. Washing your hands and maintaining a physical distance  is your best method of protection.   4. If you do not have a C19 patient at home, there is no need to disinfect your home.   5. Grocery bags / plastic bags, gas stations, shopping carts and ATMs do not cause infection.Wash your hands, live your life as usual.   6. C19 is not a food infection.  It is associated ...

Jan 31, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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