Cancer patients face shortage of essential medicines, colostomy bags
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Mon, 5 October 2026
What it is about
Chamal SanjeewaNational Medicines Regulatory AuthorityCivil Rights Doctor Trade Union AllianceColombo, Western, Sri LankaMaithripala SirisenaPrageeth EknaligodaAranya SenasanayaGalagoda Aththe Gnanasara TheraBodu Bala SenaGalagoda Aththe Gnanasara TheroGnanasara TheraGnanasara TheroSupreme CourtBodu Bala Sena OrganisationKalutara, Western, Sri Lanka
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
dailymirror.lk
srilankamirror.com
5 Oct, 07:03over 3 hours5 Oct, 09:45
How it spread - 2 original reports
Mon, 5 October 2026
2 reports- dailymirror.lk07:03first to report
Cancer patients receiving treatment at Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama are facing a shortage of several essential medicines and surgical consumables, including colostomy bags, according to an appeal issued by the hospital. ..
- srilankamirror.com09:45
The Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama has issued a statement clarifying that no public appeal, advertisement, announcement, or request has been made for the donation of medicines or other materials required for patient treatment. The statement said that the National Cancer Institute Sri Lanka (NCISL) has not published any such advertisement through its official website, social […]