Child resources centre for Kirulapone

Shirley Wijesinghe

A Child Resources Centre will be established at Nagaswatte, Kirulapone with financial assistance from the Leeds City Council England with nearly one million rupees, CMC Public Health Department Chief Medical Officer Dr. Pradeep Kariyawasam said. He said awareness programs relating to education, counseling and child development will be conducted through the centre.

The CMC hopes to establish similar centres throughout the city for the welfare of low income groups in the city, Dr. Kariyawasam added.

Commenting on the condition of eating houses in the city, Dr. Kariyawasam said CMC has raided 15 eating houses and filed court cases against nine of them. He said the United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO) has agreed to provide necessary training for hotel staff specially in the field of food handling with the support of the private sector.

A large number of vacancies in the Public Health Department are yet to be filled and this situation is adversely affecting the provision of a better health service to the public. Public Health Department needs more health supervisors and public health inspectors.