Sri Lankan doctors seek urgent medical supplies to save newborn babies

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
severe shortage of essentials gripping the country that is battling an unprecedented economic crisis.In a message to colleagues elsewhere,
message for colleagues overseas.Many things are lacking in our hospital set up, and we pediatricians and neonatologists are especially
worried about the shortage of ET Tubes to ventilate newborn babies
Saman Kumara, senior neonatologist practising in the government sector
In a YouTube message released on Sunday, he appealed to colleagues abroad to dispatch supplies for emergency neonatal care
Reports said the Kandy hospital had run out of anesthesia recovery drugs
tools and vital drugs
Rajapaksa, warning him of the situation days ago.Source: The Hindu--Agencies
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