By Emanthi Marambe —
Ministry Of Health in Colombo to day announced that yesterday and today they sent around 242 wounded and sick In Displaced People(IDP’S) who are in the camps in Vavuniya to the Hospitals of Vavunia and Mannar in the North for further treatment.Another batch of 400 IDP’S is due to hospitalized tomorrow Ministry says.
According to the Director General of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis they sent 142 IDP’S to Vavuniya Hospital yesterday and another 100 to day to Mannar Hospital.These IDP’S who fled away from LTTE hed areas are suffering cuts, broken legs and arms and some from infectious disseases.Most of the injuries are due to the Gun Fire it has been revealed.
Ministry Of Health decided to hospitalized the wounded and sick IDP’S who are in the camps batch by batch according to the facilities available in the hospitals of the North.Up to now more then 50 Specilists Doctors and Medical Officers from various parts in the Country involved in treating IDP’S in the North.
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