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WHO delivers essential medicines and supplies to help …

(7 days ago) WebSri Lanka is facing an unprecedented health crisis with stocks of several essential medicines at critically low levels and many Sri Lankans are losing access to care as the ongoing economic crisis takes a severe toll on the health sector. WHO is working …

https://www.who.int/srilanka/news/detail/24-01-2023-who-delivers-essential-medicines-and-supplies-to-help-sustain-vital-health-services-for-crisis-response-and-beyond/

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Worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka: impacts on health

(3 days ago) WebWorsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka: impacts on health. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic is receding in Sri Lanka, we are battling a fresh challenge: a health catastrophe stemming from economic and political crises. Threats to health from an …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(22)00234-0/fulltext

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Sri Lanka’s health crisis The BMJ

(7 days ago) WebUrgent action is needed to maintain vital services Sri Lanka is facing a severe political and economic crisis, and the health system is at risk of collapse. The crisis has been caused by years of economic …

https://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj-2022-073475

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Patients feel the pain as Sri Lankan healthcare falls victim …

(8 days ago) WebA year into Sri Lanka’s sharp economic decline, the country’s public health institutions are on their knees, with shortages of medicine, delayed surgeries, and an exodus of medical professionals. Almeida’s colleague may not be able to afford them due to …

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2023/07/11/patients-feel-pain-sri-lankan-healthcare-falls-victim-economic-crisis

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‘People are going to die’: crisis-hit Sri Lanka runs out of …

(1 days ago) WebEconomic crisis is becoming health crisis as the country is unable to afford to import essential supplies Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Devana Senanayake in Colombo Mon 30 May 2022 21.00 EDT Last

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/31/people-are-going-to-die-crisis-hit-sri-lanka-runs-out-of-medicine

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The devastating health consequences of Sri Lanka’s …

(1 days ago) WebSri Lanka’s sudden economic collapse has broken its healthcare system. Sonia Sarkar reports on how the country might claw back years of progress, lost in months On 22 May, a 2 day old infant in Haldummulla, Sri Lanka, started to experience rapidly …

https://www.bmj.com/content/377/bmj.o1543

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Worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka: impacts on …

(5 days ago) WebWorsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka: impacts on health. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic is receding in Sri Lanka, we are battling a fresh challenge: a health catastrophe stemming from economic and political crises. Threats to health from an economic crisis …

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/langlo/PIIS2214-109X(22)00234-0.pdf

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Sri Lanka - Health in the middle of a crisis

(3 days ago) WebSri Lanka—once a role model for health and development—is currently in an economic crisis. Attempts at swift development by borrowing enormous amounts of money at high interest rates, banning the import of chemical pesticides to curb outflow of foreign …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(22)00083-X/fulltext

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Sri Lanka crisis forces 13-hour blackouts, hospitals stop …

(5 days ago) Web31 Mar 2022. Sri Lanka has announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts from Thursday and more hospitals suspended routine surgeries after running out of life-saving medicines, as the cash

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/31/sri-lanka-crisis-forces-13-hour-blackouts-hospitals-stop-surgery

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Sri Lanka’s healthcare system heavily affected by the current …

(Just Now) WebReviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Apr 22 2022. Sri Lanka's acute economic crisis has begun to tell on its health care system with critical medicines running out for want of hard currency to

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220422/Sri-Lankae28099s-healthcare-system-heavily-affected-by-the-current-economic-crisis.aspx

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“We are near total breakdown”: Protecting the rights to health, …

(3 days ago) WebSri Lanka’s economic crisis has its roots not only in government policies over several decades, but also the Covid-19 pandemic, which seriously affected the country’s economy by stripping away

https://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/we-are-near-total-breakdown-protecting-rights-health-food-and-social-security-sri-lankas-economic-crisis

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Sri Lanka faces medical emergency as economic crisis hits drug …

(9 days ago) WebLast modified on Wed 6 Apr 2022 00.10 EDT. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has deteriorated into a medical crisis, with the top medical union declaring a national health emergency over a life

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/05/sri-lanka-faces-medical-emergency-economic-crisis-drug-supplies

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22 Million Sri Lankans Lose Their Access to Medicine - Sri Lanka

(8 days ago) WebNews and Press Release in English on Sri Lanka about Health; published on 7 Oct 2022 by Direct Relief Responding to the crisis spurred by Sri Lanka’s default in June of this year, Direct

https://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/22-million-sri-lankans-lose-their-access-medicine

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As Sri Lanka nears default, medicine strapped hospitals are - CNN

(7 days ago) WebAccording to experts, Sri Lanka’s economic crisis was caused by a combination of government mismanagement and misfortune, including the Covid-19 pandemic which hurt the country’s tourism industry.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/asia/sri-lanka-hospital-medicine-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

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Sri Lanka healthcare on verge of collapse in economic crisis

(6 days ago) WebSri Lanka is in the midst of its worst economic crisis in history. The country imports around 85% of its medical supplies. But with foreign currency reserves running low, essential drugs are now

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61111405

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Worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka: impacts on health

(1 days ago) WebWorsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka: impacts on health Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Jul;10(7):e959. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00234-0. Epub 2022 May 12. Authors Anne Thushara Matthias 1 , Saroj Jayasinghe 2 Affiliations 1 Department of Medicine, …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35569487/

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Sri Lanka: Why is the country in an economic crisis? - BBC

(9 days ago) WebThe International Monetary Fund is lending Sri Lanka $3bn (£2.4bn) to help it deal with its worst economic crisis in its history as an independent nation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-61028138

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Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present) - Wikipedia

(9 days ago) WebThe Sri Lankan economic crisis is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_economic_crisis_(2019%E2%80%93present)

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Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, explained CNN

(1 days ago) WebSri Lanka, an island nation of 22 million, is facing an economic and political crisis, with protesters taking to the streets in defiance of curfews and government ministers stepping down en masse.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/asia/sri-lanka-economic-crisis-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html

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UNFPA Sri Lanka and Government of Japan partner to enhance

(9 days ago) WebNews and Press Release in English on Sri Lanka and 1 other country about Lanka and the Government of Japan to support the health and well-being of all Sri Lankans, especially women, girls, and

https://reliefweb.int/report/sri-lanka/unfpa-sri-lanka-and-government-japan-partner-enhance-healthcare-access

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Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow - Al Jazeera

(9 days ago) WebSubsequent UN investigations concluded that the Sri Lankan military’s campaign amounted to the “persecution of the Vanni population”. At least 40,000 people were reported killed in the

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/5/18/sri-lankas-killing-fields-cast-a-long-shadow

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Worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka: impacts on health

(9 days ago) WebJust as the COVID-19 pandemic is receding in Sri Lanka, we are battling a fresh challenge: a health catastrophe stemming from economic and political crises. Threats to health from an economic crisis are multifold. 1 Stress and lack of health care can …

https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098208/

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In Sri Lanka, health workers go the extra mile to keep sex workers …

(Just Now) WebIn 2019, Sri Lanka was validated for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) From our brains to our bowels – 5 ways the climate crisis is affecting our health. 14 May 2024 4 min read. In Sri Lanka, health workers go the extra …

https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/sri-lanka-health-outreach-workers-gladly-go-extra-mile-keep-sex-workers-safe

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UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared

(4 days ago) Web17 May 2024 Human Rights. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday urged the Sri Lankan Government to take decisive action to uncover the fates and locations of tens of thousands of individuals subjected to enforced disappearances over the years …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149931

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15 Years Since Sri Lanka’s Conflict Ended, No Justice for War Crimes

(2 days ago) WebWhen the Sri Lankan government defaulted on its foreign debt in 2022, setting off a severe economic crisis, it revealed how far institutions of government were dominated by those implicated in war

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/14/15-years-sri-lankas-conflict-ended-no-justice-war-crimes

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The Politics of the Status Quo in Sri Lanka - P. Sahadevan, 2024

(3 days ago) WebAbstract. Resistance to political change is a hallmark of Sri Lankan politics since the 1980s. Thus, the polity has been able to sturdily maintain the status quo. Linking contemporary politics with the political legacies of the 1980s, the article argues that by …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23210230241235362

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Dead or alive? Parents of children gone in Sri Lanka's civil war have

(2 days ago) WebBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press. MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (AP) — It has been 15 years since the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, which pitted government forces against Tamil Tiger separatists.

https://krdo.com/news/2024/05/18/dead-or-alive-parents-of-children-gone-in-sri-lankas-civil-war-have-spent-15-years-seeking-answers/

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India-gifted ambulance service in Sri Lanka in need of critical …

(5 days ago) WebConsequently, Sri Lanka’s public health system, and the ambulance service that is part of it, are impacted. “Of our nearly 1,500 staff, we have lost 400 since 2022,” Mr. Ratnayaka said

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-gifted-ambulance-service-in-sri-lanka-in-need-of-critical-support/article68179043.ece

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