Around 3 million out of 20 million local population are suffering from some form of disability according to orthopedic Surgeon Dr.Narendra Pinto.majority of these disabilities are occurred due to spinal injuries he has revealed.Government Hospital statistics have shown that around 1500-2000 people are admitting to hospitals annually due to spinal injuries he has further said.the majority of these victims are in the age group between 51-60 and a significant number of young people too face spinal injuries annually reports have revealed.
Addressing a press briefing held at Ministry Of Health in Colombo this morning to mark "International Day Of Disabled Persons " fall on 03rd of December Dr.Pinto has pointed out that people should be careful when bringing accident victims to the hospital as bringing them from some vehicles like tri shaws will be harmful for their spines.
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