#SriLanka is going through one of their worst economic crises ever. The acute shortage of medical supplies will be catastrophic for the country if help doesn’t come fast. They may lose more lives during this crisis than during the #COVID_19 pandemic. How can you help? Thread 
The Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka, with whom we are in touch with regularly, have shared a list of essential drugs and consumables that they are running out of critically.
Out of 1,325 drugs that the government provides to state-run hospitals, three life-saving medicines have completely run out and another 140 essential ones are in short supplyci
Several facilities have already suspended routine surgeries since the past month because they were dangerously low on anaesthetics, but the SLMA said that even emergency procedures may not be possible very soon.
@TataMemorial and @CancerGridIndia is working to support them for medical supplies including lifesaving medications, cancer drugs, antibiotics, anesthetic agents, cardiac drugs, immunosuppressants, anti-epileptics, and catheters
Chilling to know, they even need endotracheal tubes, needles & syringes, antisera, inotropes, and other life-saving supplies. What it means is that if we don’t send them these relatively basic supplies, people will simply die.
We have a choice. We could sit back in our comfortable homes and go on with life as usual, or we could take some simple steps to help out a friendly neighbour in their time of need. Random acts of kindness are what we need to heal the world now
Please open up your hearts (and wallets) to support us. Donations can be made at tmc.gov.in under “Patient care”; please send an email with the reference to fundraising@tmc.gov.in with cc to ncg@tmc.gov.in mentioning that the donation is for #SriLanka welfare
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