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Displaced Tamil civilians find solace at Indian hospital in SL
T V Sriram
Chettikulam (Sri Lanka), Jun 18 (PTI) The Tamil
civilians uprooted from their homes and hearths due to
fighting between Sri Lankan forces and now-vanquished LTTE
were finding some solace at an Indian hospital here.
Indian doctors are treating about 600 patients every
day at the hospital, shifted to Chettikulam in Vavuniya to
help the Tamils easily access to modern medical facilities.
As a 25-year-old internally displaced person (IDP),
injured during the conflict between the Sri Lankan forces and
the Tigers, lay at a bed resigned to his fate, the doctors
examine the progress of his treatment.
"His leg had a bullet for more than a month and he was
not even aware of it. If it had not been for the timely
detection, his leg would have to be amputated. He is lucky
that the bullet has been removed," a doctor said.
A delegation led by Indian High Commissioner Alok
Prasad, which also included media persons, was told by doctors
that how several other patients also got a new lease of life
after bullets were successfully removed from their bodies.
"The hospital staff are working tirelessly here. The
doctors and other staff are doing an excellent job while
treating the IDPs," Prasad told PTI.
A 10-year-old girl was waiting to be operated upon
after detection of a bullet in her body. A woman in a
wheel-chair, who had suffered a shrapnel injury in her legs,
was also seen waiting for treatment.
"We have so far treated about 3,500 casualties and are
now attending to about 600 patients every day here," Chief
Medical officer at the hospital Vasant Harikumar said.
It may be recalled that the hospital was earlier based
in Pulmoddai near Eastern Trincomalee and was relocated here
early this month to facilitate the IDPs in the adjoining
welfare camps in Manik Farm area of Vavuniya.
The team of eight doctors and 54 nursing, para-medical
and technical staff has its plates full treating patients in
Zone-1 of Manik Farm which houses over 45,000 IDPs.
Most of the services of the hospital, including a
dispensary, laboratory, ultrasound and radio-diagnostic
facilities, are fully functional, the doctors said.
The hospital has already carried out over 70 minor
surgical procedures and over 1,000 laboratory investigations.
It has also started admitting day-care patients.
Even while functioning from Pulmoddai, the Indian
field hospital had treated over 4,000 Tamil civilians, then
fleeing the LTTE-held areas, Over 2.6 lakh IDPs have been put
up in various Vavuniya welfare villages.
A 62-man team had arrived in Vavuniya last month from
India to replace the first contingent, which had been at
Pulmoddai for about two months.
The earlier 52-member Indian medical team, which
opened an emergency health centre and a hospital to treat the
Tamil civilians coming from the war zones in Wanni, returned
home in late March after a successful mission. PTI
Chettikulam (Sri Lanka), Jun 18 (PTI) The Tamil
civilians uprooted from their homes and hearths due to
fighting between Sri Lankan forces and now-vanquished LTTE
were finding some solace at an Indian hospital here.
Indian doctors are treating about 600 patients every
day at the hospital, shifted to Chettikulam in Vavuniya to
help the Tamils easily access to modern medical facilities.
As a 25-year-old internally displaced person (IDP),
injured during the conflict between the Sri Lankan forces and
the Tigers, lay at a bed resigned to his fate, the doctors
examine the progress of his treatment.
"His leg had a bullet for more than a month and he was
not even aware of it. If it had not been for the timely
detection, his leg would have to be amputated. He is lucky
that the bullet has been removed," a doctor said.
A delegation led by Indian High Commissioner Alok
Prasad, which also included media persons, was told by doctors
that how several other patients also got a new lease of life
after bullets were successfully removed from their bodies.
"The hospital staff are working tirelessly here. The
doctors and other staff are doing an excellent job while
treating the IDPs," Prasad told PTI.
A 10-year-old girl was waiting to be operated upon
after detection of a bullet in her body. A woman in a
wheel-chair, who had suffered a shrapnel injury in her legs,
was also seen waiting for treatment.
"We have so far treated about 3,500 casualties and are
now attending to about 600 patients every day here," Chief
Medical officer at the hospital Vasant Harikumar said.
It may be recalled that the hospital was earlier based
in Pulmoddai near Eastern Trincomalee and was relocated here
early this month to facilitate the IDPs in the adjoining
welfare camps in Manik Farm area of Vavuniya.
The team of eight doctors and 54 nursing, para-medical
and technical staff has its plates full treating patients in
Zone-1 of Manik Farm which houses over 45,000 IDPs.
Most of the services of the hospital, including a
dispensary, laboratory, ultrasound and radio-diagnostic
facilities, are fully functional, the doctors said.
The hospital has already carried out over 70 minor
surgical procedures and over 1,000 laboratory investigations.
It has also started admitting day-care patients.
Even while functioning from Pulmoddai, the Indian
field hospital had treated over 4,000 Tamil civilians, then
fleeing the LTTE-held areas, Over 2.6 lakh IDPs have been put
up in various Vavuniya welfare villages.
A 62-man team had arrived in Vavuniya last month from
India to replace the first contingent, which had been at
Pulmoddai for about two months.
The earlier 52-member Indian medical team, which
opened an emergency health centre and a hospital to treat the
Tamil civilians coming from the war zones in Wanni, returned
home in late March after a successful mission. PTI
