President Maithripala Sirisena states that special attention will be drawn to the health conditions of females and children who were affected by the recent disaster.

A special discussion was held at the Presidents office last afternoon to assess the progress of the Save the Children National Programme.

Attention was focused on the social and health issues faced by children ,the problems faced by differently abled children and the problems faced when implementing laws for the children and their protection.

The presidents media division stated that the president had instructed the officials to provide solutions to the issues that were put forward
at the discussions, within the next two weeks.

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