Sri Lanka's doctors to protest against drugs shortage as crisis persists

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COLOMBO: Sri Lankan doctors said they will hold a street protest in the commercial capital Colombo on Wednesday (Apr 6) as hospitals run out of essential drugs because of the country\u0027s worst economic crisis in decades, even as the government appealed for calm. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked a state o

Malaka Samararathna, who works at the state-run Apeksha Hospital which treats tens of thousands of cancer patients from across the country every year, said not only drugs but even chemicals used in testing are running short.

"So, if we can't do it, we can't decide the way forward. We can't decide on the proper management. Sometimes our chemotherapy drugs are causing severe side effects, so the only way we have to find it is by doing these investigations." Rajapaksa's various moves - including securing financial support from India and China - have failed to end the shortages or the spontaneous street protests across the country.

 

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