Sri Lankan hospitals struggle during economic crisis - in pictures

  • A nurse checks on a premature baby at the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo. Lahiru Harshana / The National
    A nurse checks on a premature baby at the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo. Lahiru Harshana / The National
  • Consultant Dr Saman Kumara with nursing staff at the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo. Lahiru Harshana / The National
    Consultant Dr Saman Kumara with nursing staff at the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo. Lahiru Harshana / The National
  • Dr Saman Kumara, a consultant neonatologist. Lahiru Harshana / The National
    Dr Saman Kumara, a consultant neonatologist. Lahiru Harshana / The National
  • Dr Saman Kumara says life saving equipment to monitor the health of infants and save babies from respiratory distress is required in Sri Lanka. Lahiru Harshana / The National
    Dr Saman Kumara says life saving equipment to monitor the health of infants and save babies from respiratory distress is required in Sri Lanka. Lahiru Harshana / The National
  • A nurse treats a sick child in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo. AFP
    A nurse treats a sick child in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo. AFP
  • Sri Lanka expatriates in the UAE send vital medical supplies back home to a nation reeling from a foreign exchange crisis. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Sri Lanka expatriates in the UAE send vital medical supplies back home to a nation reeling from a foreign exchange crisis. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Medical supplies needed urgently by hospitals in Sri Lanka are packed in a warehouse in Dubai's Ras Al Khor area. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Medical supplies needed urgently by hospitals in Sri Lanka are packed in a warehouse in Dubai's Ras Al Khor area. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A mother with her child waits for medicines at the pharmacy in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo. AFP
    A mother with her child waits for medicines at the pharmacy in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo. AFP
  • A mother sits beside her child in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. AFP
    A mother sits beside her child in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. AFP
  • A mother with her child speaks to a nurse in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. AFP
    A mother with her child speaks to a nurse in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. AFP
  • A pharmacist attends to a man in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. AFP
    A pharmacist attends to a man in Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children. AFP
  • A health worker packs medicines in the hospital. AFP
    A health worker packs medicines in the hospital. AFP
  • People queue to get medicine from the outpatient department during strike action at the National hospital in Colombo. EPA
    People queue to get medicine from the outpatient department during strike action at the National hospital in Colombo. EPA
  • Patients wait to receive drugs at Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Colombo. Getty Images
    Patients wait to receive drugs at Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Colombo. Getty Images
  • A man stands outside a pharmacy in Colombo. Getty Images
    A man stands outside a pharmacy in Colombo. Getty Images
  • Pharmacists arrange drugs at Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Getty Images
    Pharmacists arrange drugs at Colombo South Teaching Hospital. Getty Images
  • A patient stands with his mother outside Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Colombo. Getty Images
    A patient stands with his mother outside Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Colombo. Getty Images
  • A deserted outpatient department during the island-wide strike at the National hospital in Colombo. EPA
    A deserted outpatient department during the island-wide strike at the National hospital in Colombo. EPA
  • Mudiyansege Chandrawathi, a cancer patient, has a drink after attending a clinic at the national cancer hospital in Maharagama, a suburb of Colombo. AP Photo
    Mudiyansege Chandrawathi, a cancer patient, has a drink after attending a clinic at the national cancer hospital in Maharagama, a suburb of Colombo. AP Photo
  • A hospital worker carries a tray of drugs at a government-run hospital in Colombo. AP Photo
    A hospital worker carries a tray of drugs at a government-run hospital in Colombo. AP Photo