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News Sri Lanka » Western » Health: Health workers in Sri Lanka and Australia denounce the doxxing of Australian medical practitioners speaking out against Gaza genocide

News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/02/16/ovmg-f16.html

Published on: Thursday 15 February 2024

The Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee (HWRFC) in Australia has received more statements protesting the victimisation, doxxing and possible deregistration of scores of medical practitioners who ...

News Sri Lanka » Western » Health: Public health crisis deepens as many doctors leave Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/07/15/xsmm-j15.html

Published on: Sunday 14 July 2024

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 » Western » Health: Insight: Drugs running out, surgeries cancelled as Sri Lanka's health system buckles

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/drugs-running-out-surgeries-cancelled-sri-lankas-health-system-buckles-2022-04-12/

Published on: Monday 11 April 2022

Sri Lankan healthcare system hit hard by economic crisis Some patients unable to access key drugs through state hospitals Some medical procedures being suspended due to shortages Officials hope aid ...

News Sri Lanka » Western » Health: Health officials urge caution as mosquito-borne diseases on the rise in Sri Lanka

News channel or source: https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2025/04/09/health-officials-urge-caution-as-mosquito-borne-diseases-on-the-rise-in-sri-lanka/

Published on: Wednesday 09 April 2025

Health officials urge the public to remain vigilant and seek immediate medical attention if they experience symptoms linked to mosquito-borne diseases, as cases of Chikungunya, dengue, and malaria are ...

News Sri Lanka » Western » Health: The Killer Stalking Sri Lanka’s Men

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/08/health/sri-lanka-kidney-disease.html

Published on: Sunday 07 July 2024

Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease. Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease. Collecting ...

News Sri Lanka » Western » Health: Sri Lanka's cancer patients struggle amid economic chaos

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/sri-lanka-crisis-health/

Published on: Thursday 22 December 2022

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 ...