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The entire ward of the largest hospital in Sri Lanka it looked dark and almost empty, with the few remaining patients left untreated and still in pain. Doctors and nurses cannot come to the hospital to carry out their duties because lack of fuel for transportation.
As reported AFPTuesday (26/7/2022), economy Crysis The unprecedented deal has dealt a crushing blow to Sri Lanka’s free and universal healthcare system. Sri Lanka’s healthcare system has even become the envy of its South Asian neighbors.
But everything changed when the economic crisis enveloped the country. Theresa Mary, who suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure that has inflamed her joints, came to the capital Colombo for medical treatment at Sri Lanka’s National Hospital.
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Unable to find transportation for his journey, he had to limp 5 kilometers on foot. Mary had been discharged from the hospital four days later, but she was still struggling to stand because the pharmacy had run out of subsidized painkillers.
“The doctor asked me to buy medicine from a private pharmacy, but I don’t have any money. My knee is still swollen. I don’t have a house in Colombo. I don’t know how long I have to walk,” said Marry, 70. AFP.
Sri Lanka’s National Hospital usually treats people who come from different parts of the country who need specialist care. But now the hospital is operating under staffed and many of its 3,400 treatment beds are unused.
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