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Canada and WHO partner to support Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response Source:colombogazette.com Urgent medical supplies including 2 million syringes for the accelerated COVID-19 vaccination effort arrived in Sri Lanka last August and medical equipment for 55 hospitals at the primary health care level has been procured. Since March this year, the Government of Canada has made available USD 23.86 million to WHO to support 10 countries on COVID-19 response and recovery. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, WHO Sri Lanka has developed a comprehensive implementation plan for the grant. The focus is on critical gaps in the COVID-19 response; and, key technical areas to put Sri Lanka back on track to further advance its notable achievements on universal health coverage. Canadian High Commissioner David McKinnon said, “this is an excellent example where coordinating efforts through the multilateral system allows us to provide timely, essential support for the fight against COVID-19 ...

Nov 6, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , ,
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Oprah’s opera, the Harry and Meghan show; An anachronism draws millions of TV viewers – by Raj Gonsalkorale Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan and Harry pulls in 17.1 million viewers on CBS. Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, speak with Oprah Winfrey for a two-hour telecast on CBS Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and Meghan the Duchess of Sussex are troubled individuals. One cannot but feel for them in their hour of reflection, tinged with more than a share of bitterness, anger, anguish and disappointment.  The Royal household in the UK is an anachronism, more to the rest of the world perhaps than to the UK itself. The popularity of Queen Elizabeth and generally the lustre that accompanies the Royalty, but, not forgetting the scandals that paradoxically humanises them, is a big draw to many in the UK, as well as to tourists who go there. The ongoing Royal opera earns plenty of ...

Mar 9, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Raj Gonsalkorale Tagged , , , ,
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“WHO, IS THIS BUM”? By Des Kelly The corrected question, whose, is this bum?. If nothing else proves what a crazy World we are living in, at the moment, events of the past week do. With the ” media” having a “ball”in Australia, we “flash” to South Africa, where our cricket team is not only having a ball, they are tampering with it. As I have stated before, in no uncertain terms, “ball-tampering” is perfectly legal, as long as the sport involved is “Pocket Billiards”. Ball-tampering, in cricket,although, not the done thing, has been going on everywhere in the World, since male bowlers have had balls to tamper with & the “women-cricketers”, bless their hearts, have no such problems, they will never disgrace themselves or the Country by tampering with cricket balls, red, white or blue. Why should they, when they have the “real-things” to tamper with, at home. Women have always ...

Mar 28, 2018 Posted by In Articles, DESMOND KELLY Tagged , Comments 0
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