Congestion in the maternity ward of the Kobbekaduwa hospital in Dambulla is causing inconvenience to both pregnant mothers and newborn babies.
There are two to three patients to a bed with more than one infant, while some mothers spend the nights on chairs.
There are 300 to 400 births per month in this hospital.
Even the doctors and other members of the staff undergo much difficulty due to lack of basic facilities.
Director of the hospital Dr M.M. Iqbal said that he is aware of the situation and is doing his utmost to find relief for the patients.
Although the hospital was to be handed over to the Health Ministry, to look into the grievances, it is still under the Central Provincial Council.
According to the director, a new hospital is to be put up, where the priority will be the building of the maternity ward, he said. |
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