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Sri Lanka’s public health service has sharply deteriorated over the past year as President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government imposes its International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity program on the ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Health: Sri Lanka’s public health services face breakdown
Sri Lankan public health services are facing a catastrophic breakdown caused by shortages of doctors and other employees, essential medicines, equipment and basic facilities. Doctors and health ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Health: UNHCR protection network brings hope to abused women in northern Sri Lanka
MANNAR, Sri Lanka, November 29 (UNHCR) - A wave of relief and happiness washed over Shanthi* as she watched her grandmother walk into the UNHCR office in Mannar. After years of sexual and physical ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Health: Q&A: Northern Sri Lanka emerges from conflict but challenges remain
GENEVA, April 7 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation have just released a report that examines the impact of a cash grant provided by UNHCR to help ...
News Sri Lanka » Northern » Health: Sri Lanka's cancer patients struggle amid economic chaos
Priyantha Kumarasinghe starts his day in the small Sri Lankan town of Maharagama with a breakfast of two biscuits and a small glass of tea, followed by a round of cancer medicines. The 32-year-old ...