Supporters of the Trade Union Coordinating Centre Combined Peoples Movement, take part in an anti-government protest rally in Colombo. Catholic bishops have urged devotees to provide medicines and dry rations for the needy at a time when Sri Lanka is mired in crises.
“All expenses should be reserved for providing dry rations, milk powder for children, and medicines to the poor and needy people,” said the statement issued by CBCSL president Bishop Harold Anthony Perera and secretary general Bishop J.D. Anthony Jayakody. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. It has struggled with medicine shortages since last June. The United Nations World Food Programme and the Food Agriculture Organisation have warned that an estimated 6.3 million people are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity in the country.
Dr Haritha Aluthge, a member of the Government Medical Officers Association, said there is a shortage of essential medicines at public hospitals.
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