The health and food sectors
are two of the most heavily affected by the ongoing economic crisis in Sri
Lanka, with severe medical and food supply shortages, availability of basic
pharmaceuticals and overall health and wellbeing continuing to be significantly
affected.
In this backdrop, building o
A perfect storm of political and economic unrest coupled with protests, long power cuts, fuel shortages, and a shortage of live-saving drugs are weighing on the island nation s healthcare system.
By Rathindra Kuruwita The number of COVID related deaths had increased by 17% since the beginning of the year, Medical Technical Services Director Dr. Anver Hamdani told the media yesterday. The number of COVID patients who needed oxygen support in ICUs had significantly increased, Dr. Hamdani said. The number of such patients had risen by […]