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GMOA: Even fresh medical graduates leaving country
By Rathindra Kuruwita
About 50 fresh medical graduates were leaving the country without even applying for their post-intern positions here, Secretary of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Dr. Haritha Aluthge said yesterday.
He said that there was a severe shortage of doctors in peripheral hospitals due to unprecedented migration.
“For almost a year we have been warning the government that doctors are leaving the country. We warned that the peripheral hospitals would lose a large number of consultants first and that later the problem would affect other hospitals. Unfortunately, our warning went unheeded.”
“Now, things have come to a point where young doctors are leaving without even taking up their first appointment here,” he said.
The Embilipitiya Hospital, which treats about 1,000 patients a day, stopped surgeries after the two consultant anesthesiologists attached to it had left the country.A spokesman for the hospital told the media on Wednesday that they had informed the Health Ministry of the situation and the ministry had promised to send replacements.
Last month, some paediatric wards were closed at the Anuradhapura hospital after two specialists left the country.Between 50 and 60 doctors applied for leave each month for employment abroad, GMOA spokesman, Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe, says.
Dr. Wijesinghe told The Island that some doctors had left the country without obtaining leave.
“Unfortunately, the Ministry of Health does not have a list of medical professionals who have left the country. According to information available to us, more than 1,000 left the country last year.Dr. Wijesinghe said even the state-run hospitals in urban areas had been affected by the migration of doctors.
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Minor flood situation likely to occur within the next few hours in the low-lying floodplain areas of the Kalu River
Based on the heavy rainfall currently being received in the Kalu River Basin and the analysis of water level data recorded at hydrological gauging stations maintained by the Irrigation Department within the Kalu River Basin, it is hereby warned that a Minor Flood Situation is likely to occur within the next
few hours in the low-lying floodplain areas of the Kalu River.
The affected areas include the Divisional Secretariat Divisions of Ratnapura, Kuruwita, Ayagama, Elapatha, Kiriella in Ratnapura District.
The public residing in these areas, as well as motorists and passengers travelling through the affected regions, are strongly requested to act with utmost vigilance and to take all necessary
precautions. Disaster Management Authorities are requested to take necessary actions in this regard.
A considerable rainfall has occurred in the catchment areas of the Aththanagalu Oya Basin as atb5.00 AM today (22).
By analyzing the current rainfall situation and river water levels of Hydrological Stations on the Aththanagalu Oya, there is a possibility of a flood situation occuring in some low lying
areas of the Aththanagalu Oya and Uruwal Oya valleys situated in Diwulapitiya, Mirigama, Attanagalla, Mahara, Gampaha, Minuwangoda, Ja-ela, Katana and Wattala Div8sional Secretaries Divisions within next 48 hours.
Owing to this situation, there is a possibility of some of the roads running through these lowlying areas being inundated at some places.
The public residing in these areas, as well as motorists traveling through these regions, are requested to exercise extreme caution regarding this situation.
A significant rainfall of nearly 300 mm has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin.
Based on this weather condition and the analysis of water level data from the hydrological gauging stations maintained by the Irrigation Department within the Kelani River Basin, a warning is hereby issued that a Minor Flood Situation is likely to occur within the next 24 hours in the low-lying areas of the Kelani River valley belonging to the Divisional Secretariat Divisions of Ruwanwella,Seethawaka, Dompe, Dehiovita, Eheliyagoda, Yatiyantota, and Bulathkohupitiya.
The public residing in these areas, as well as motorists traveling through these regions, are requested to exercise extreme caution regarding this situation.
Furthermore, if heavy rains persist, this flood situation could extend to the low-lying areas of the Kelani River valley downstream of Hanwella.
Disaster Management authorities are requested to take necessary actions in this regard.
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