{"id":28771,"date":"2026-07-27T14:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28771"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:12:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:42:46","slug":"government-steps-up-public-health-protection-with-three-key-measures-introduces-hotline-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28771","title":{"rendered":"Government Steps Up Public Health Protection with Three Key Measures; Introduces Hotline 1977"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Health and Media has implemented three major public health initiatives in a short span of time aimed at safeguarding the well-being of the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three key measures include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Setting quality standards for school food: Establishing strict nutritional and safety guidelines for food provided to school children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banning artificial fruit ripening: Prohibiting the use of harmful chemical agents used for artificial fruit ripening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regulating private medical laboratories: Enforcing strict quality standards for private laboratories and capping maximum charges for diagnostic tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent official raids revealed that several unregulated laboratories had been conducting sensitive diagnostic procedures\u2014including blood and urine tests\u2014using expired chemical reagents without adhering to proper safety standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To curb these unsafe practices, the government has set mandatory standard protocols and maximum price caps for diagnostic tests. 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