My name is H. Gunasoma. I am a public health midwife (PHM) in the Nuwara Eliya District, Rikillagaskada MOH (Medical Officer of Health) area. My area of work is Hanguranketha. In this area there was a child of 2 and a half years. As a baby the child’s weight was normal but with time he started to lose weight and became underweight. I asked the mother what was happening. She told me her husband drinks alcohol and because of that …
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I am a public health midwife (PHM) at the Thamankaduwa MOH office in Polonnaruwa. There was one pregnant mother who disliked my visits to the house. This was because of her father-in-law consuming alcohol and being a nuisance to everyone in the family. I was told how he tends to act violently by attacking the family members and talking in filth. One morning, I decided to go to this house regardless of the environment that was explained to me. No …
My name is B. Vipulasena. I am 62 years of age. I started smoking around 40 years back and used to smoke around 15 cigarettes a day. I used to spend large amounts of time and money smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol with friends. I wasted valuable time that I could have spent with my children. I drank alcohol after work to relieve tiredness. I was able to feel my health condition deteriorating daily. Meanwhile, my wife began work as …
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