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Supporting starvation in Sri Lanka – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: Over six million people, or over 28 per cent of Sri Lanka’s population, are “food insecure”, and this situation is likely to deteriorate as the crisis unfolds in the island nation, which is grappling with its worst economic crisis, according to the World Food Programme. Almost 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are unsure of where their next meal will come from, according to a food security assessment by the World Food Programme (WFP). With staggering malnutrition, the organisation warns of “grave consequences” where pregnant women cannot obtain the necessary nutrients. “We’re witnessing a tragic series of events that are unfolding in Sri Lanka right now that should be a warning to anyone who thinks that it is up to countries themselves to figure out https://youtu.be/etaLI6mQVNI how to deal with this crisis,” says Achim Steiner, administrator of the UN ...

FSOQ: Supporting Brisbane doctors’ initiative to help Sri Lanka with urgent medical supplies Cancer drugs, Insulin, antibiotics, anaesthetics and emergency medications are in short-supply and urgently needed! The following team of doctors in Brisbane are in contact with the MSD (Medical Supplies Division) of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka to donate these drugs immediately through pre- approved suppliers. Dr. Kanchanamala Ranasinghe Dr. Akila Samarakkody Dr. Sisira Gunaratne We request your support for this urgent appeal! We will pay the suppliers direct and the MSD will distribute these supplies to public hospitals on a priority basis. For more info: Jayantha Weerasekera FSOQ 0422368851; Sidath Wijethunga 0470107509; Nande Tennekoon, FSOQ; 0423845669 Uditha Manage, SAQ 0402143051. Please contribute to the following FSOQ account. Please indicate your name and reference: ‘medical supplies’ Account Name: Federation of Sri Lankan organisations of Queensland Inc FSOQ Bank: Suncorp bank BSB: 484- 799 Account Number: 506548040 CONTACT: ...