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Dear pediatric forum members:
I have enclosed a note to me by one of my medical colleagues in Galle, Sri Lanka regarding the situation there. I have changed my name and that of my colleagues, but you'll get the idea 🙂
Although there are many very good ways to support the relief effort, for those of you interested in directly assisting the rebuilding of a pediatric and medical community, look at the attachment as a place to send your contributions. Of course, if you have anything supply-wise you'd like to send their way, PM me. I am working on arranging a trip there with my colleagues when the maternity hospital reopens and therefore we can support the long-term rebuilding efforts.
Regards
OBP
Note from medical colleague in Sri Lanka, Jan. 3, 2005 (slightly edited!)
Dear all,
Thanks, we are getting some break in the sence that attending university work and visiting refugee camps on request.
I am attaching you a flyer issued by our teacher's association requesting assistance from our foreign colleagues. If I update you the damages to the medical community; we lost 6 doctors and 4 medical students from Galle and 50 or more medical students are missing (most may be in refugee camps as this happen on weekend and vacation). One hostel for medical students was completely destroyed with their belongings and the University maternity Hospital is abandoned (we lost two incubators with pre-term infants).
This hospital (Mahamodara) had 8 each gynaecology, obstetric, well baby wards and two PBU and 1 NICU. Patients in obs. are managed in a ward of the Karapitiya hospital whereas no unit for gynae patients up to now and sent home.
I appreciate your assistance and OBP suggestion on some kind of support to the neonatalogy unit (equipment like ambu bags) of the Hospital. We having enough stock of medicines and immediate reliefs to the affected people (but being this the first experience, still neglected places are reported not only from North/ East but from South as well.
Now we are heading with intermediate and long term measures to this people and setting up a disaster management unit in our Faculty.
I can make a official request to OBP from Pediatric department for a expert visit later on.
I have enclosed a note to me by one of my medical colleagues in Galle, Sri Lanka regarding the situation there. I have changed my name and that of my colleagues, but you'll get the idea 🙂
Although there are many very good ways to support the relief effort, for those of you interested in directly assisting the rebuilding of a pediatric and medical community, look at the attachment as a place to send your contributions. Of course, if you have anything supply-wise you'd like to send their way, PM me. I am working on arranging a trip there with my colleagues when the maternity hospital reopens and therefore we can support the long-term rebuilding efforts.
Regards
OBP
Note from medical colleague in Sri Lanka, Jan. 3, 2005 (slightly edited!)
Dear all,
Thanks, we are getting some break in the sence that attending university work and visiting refugee camps on request.
I am attaching you a flyer issued by our teacher's association requesting assistance from our foreign colleagues. If I update you the damages to the medical community; we lost 6 doctors and 4 medical students from Galle and 50 or more medical students are missing (most may be in refugee camps as this happen on weekend and vacation). One hostel for medical students was completely destroyed with their belongings and the University maternity Hospital is abandoned (we lost two incubators with pre-term infants).
This hospital (Mahamodara) had 8 each gynaecology, obstetric, well baby wards and two PBU and 1 NICU. Patients in obs. are managed in a ward of the Karapitiya hospital whereas no unit for gynae patients up to now and sent home.
I appreciate your assistance and OBP suggestion on some kind of support to the neonatalogy unit (equipment like ambu bags) of the Hospital. We having enough stock of medicines and immediate reliefs to the affected people (but being this the first experience, still neglected places are reported not only from North/ East but from South as well.
Now we are heading with intermediate and long term measures to this people and setting up a disaster management unit in our Faculty.
I can make a official request to OBP from Pediatric department for a expert visit later on.
