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Sri Lanka medical group warns of catastrophic shortages

A Sri Lankan man leaves a fuel station after waiting hours to unsuccessfully buy kerosene oil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. A medical professional body in Sri Lanka warned Thursday that even emergency treatment in hospitals will not be possible in coming weeks if not days if medicinal drugs and equipment are not received urgently, leading to a “catastrophic number of deaths.” Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker Patali Champika Ranawaka, in white shirt, speaks during a protest demanding the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government outside the U.S. embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans wait at a fuel station to unsuccessfully buy kerosene oil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker Patali Champika Ranawaka, in white shirt, and his supporters protest demanding the resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government outside the U.S. embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A Sri Lankan Muslim woman leaves a fuel station after waiting hours to unsuccessfully buy kerosene oil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans wait at a fuel station after spending hours to unsuccessfully buy kerosene oil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans wait at a fuel station after spending hours to unsuccessfully buy kerosene oil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan government medical officers protest outside the national hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. A medical professional body in Sri Lanka warned Thursday that even emergency treatment in hospitals will not be possible in coming weeks if not days if medicinal drugs and equipment are not received urgently, leading to a "catastrophic number of deaths." Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan government medical officers protest outside the national hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. A medical professional body in Sri Lanka warned Thursday that even emergency treatment in hospitals will not be possible in coming weeks if not days if medicinal drugs and equipment are not received urgently, leading to a "catastrophic number of deaths." Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans wait at a fuel station after spending hours to unsuccessfully buy kerosene oil in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans queue up to purchase kerosene oil near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. A medical professional body in Sri Lanka warned Thursday that even emergency treatment in hospitals will not be possible in coming weeks if not days if medicinal drugs and equipment are not received urgently, leading to a “catastrophic number of deaths.” Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankans queue up to purchase kerosene oil near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. A medical professional body in Sri Lanka warned Thursday that even emergency treatment in hospitals will not be possible in coming weeks if not days if medicinal drugs and equipment are not received urgently, leading to a “catastrophic number of deaths.” Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan government medical officers protest outside the national hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 7, 2022. A medical professional body in Sri Lanka warned Thursday that even emergency treatment in hospitals will not be possible in coming weeks if not days if medicinal drugs and equipment are not received urgently, leading to a "catastrophic number of deaths." Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in memory with an acute foreign currency crisis leading to sever shortage of essentials like medicines, foods, fuel, cooking gas and power cuts lasting hours. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka medical group warns of catastrophic shortages