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Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital appeals for critical surgical supplies Source : newswire The Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Colombo has appealed for public assistance as the orthopedic ward is in urgent need of critical surgical supplies. According to orthopedic surgeons, the hospital is rapidly running out of these supplies, and surgeons are cutting corners and trying to stretch the limited stocks. “After we run out of the stocks, we will not be able to undertake surgeries. We can’t put off these surgeries in growing kids. This is going to be a big tragedy,” they warned. The hospital has made appeals for public assistance to address the shortage of essential surgical supplies. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dimuthu Tennakoon and his team hope that donors will assist the hospital to procure these supplies, which are available in the local market but are unaffordable for patients.  Donors could either directly make purchases from suppliers and ...