Members of security personnel stand on a cargo ship carrying essential supplies of rice, milk and some critically needed medicines from India, amid Sri Lanka's economic crisis, at a port in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 22, 2022. Picture taken on May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
COLOMBO (Reuters) - A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced to postpone life-saving procedures for their patients because they do not have the necessary drugs.
Sri Lanka imports more than 80% of its medical supplies but with foreign currency reserves running out because of the crisis, essential medications are disappearing from shelves and the healthcare system is close to collapse.
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