A different battle to save little lives

Along with the launch of the world’s biggest civilian hostage rescue operation, General Hospital Vavuniya is faced with a massive influx of patients demanding medical and surgical attention. This displaced civil population includes a significant proportion of children. These rescued civilians, including children are being settled temporarily in the Vavuniya District. As a result, the General Hospital Vavuniya is compelled to cater to an extra influx of nearly 170,000, 10% or more of whom are children under five years.

The number of child patients in the general paediatric ward has increased alarmingly over the past few weeks. The total number of the hospital admission has shown a fourfold rise, comprising 50% surgical admissions and nearly 30% paediatric. Read more ...