Thursday, February 12, 2009

Wounded And Pregnant Mothers Facing Difficulties Due To The Shortage Of Two Essential Injections


Wounded Persons including Army Soldiers as well as Pregnant Mothers Are Facing Enormous Difficulties due to the Shortage of Two Essential Pain Killer Injections "Morphine" and "Pethidine" in Government Hospitals These Days.These Injections are Out Of Stock in Government Hospitals Since Two Weeks and Health Minister is Not taken any Measure to Provide these for at least for the use of Wounded Soldiers in the Battle Front says the Dr.Gishantha Dassanayaka the President of the All Ceylon Government Doctors Association.
According to the Doctors Injection Vial Pethidine is Out Of Stock due to Removal of Stock of the Item available in Hospitals After they were Found Expired.Director General Of Health Services is the Sole Authorizing Officer for Importing these Essential Injections and when Contacted he says that a New Stock of Injection "Pethidine" will be Air Lifted To the Hospitals Shortly.

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