Sri Lanka medical authorities declare health emergency

Tuesday, 5 April 2022newsdesk
Sri Lanka medical authorities declare health emergency
Sri Lanka's top medical body has declared a public health emergency due to a lack of medicines and equipment in the country.

New Delhi, 05 April 2022

As per news report of BBC, that means state healthcare facilities, which a majority of Sri Lankans depend on, will now only prioritise emergency and urgent care services.The South Asian nation is grappling with power cuts and shortages due to an economic and foreign exchange crisis. It has led to mass protests against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Mr Rajapaksa's cabinet has resigned but he has so far refused to go himself. Instead, he called on opposition parties to help him form a national government and accept cabinet portfolios. They have all refused.

Source - BBC

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