Six out of 11 Paediatric Cardiologists have migrated

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In a concerning development showcasing the severe shortage of medical specialists, it has been revealed that six out of the eleven Paediatric Cardiologists have migrated sparking grave concerns over the management of Paediatric Cardiology services, Daily Mirror learns.

According to reliable sources, the standard number of fully qualified Pediatric Cardiologists should be twenty. However, the current count stands at only eleven, with six of them having migrated.

Presently, there are only five fully qualified Paediatric Cardiologists available at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH), Sirimavo Bandaranayake Specialized Children's Hospital, Jaffna Teaching Hospital, and the Teaching Hospital Kurunegala.

A senior Paediatric Cardiologist told Daily Mirror that this shortage has led to an increase in the number of children being sent to LRH for further treatment.

“While it is normal for children to be referred to LRH, the recent rise in numbers can possibly be attributed to the shortage of specialists, the health expert added.

Out of the four Paediatric Cardiologists at LRH, two have also migrated, further exacerbating concerns regarding the management of cardiology services.

The health authorities are grappling with an array of issues related to the health sector with the dearth of medical specialists being a prominent issue. At present, the issue is being addressed; however, according to health authorities, the matter requires at least three more years to be fully sorted.

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Adwani Saturday, 19 August 2023 08:56 AM

The Health Ministry is not willing to have foreign specialist, unless the ministry officials are bribed there is no way that minsitry can accept foreign specialists. The situation is also same with medicine.

SaI Tum Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:26 AM

The stupid and destructive JVP who for decades prevented setting up of private medical colleges and universities, must also be held accountable for this dearth of doctors. Now they are meddling in the health sector once again to discredit the govt but what us actually happening is our citizens are panicking. This country always ran the health sector with a dismal LKR 2,300 (USD7.oo) per patient shoe steing budget and managed to have a life expectancy rate of 82 years and a very low infant mortality rate. As a nation we must look down with disdain on negative attitudes of these self serving doctors

Tikri Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:26 AM

Ranil, Mahinda, and henchmen

Jude Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:29 AM

High time to get foreign trained doctors!! Yeah!!

Joe Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:38 AM

Thank you, Gota

Nimal Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:44 AM

Voting with their feet. This is exactly the way to treat a wretched regime, hellbent on imposing dictatorial rule on the people, suppressing their democratic rights by use of armed forces and treating professionals like dud currency. Let all who can leave this country leave as soon as possible and let the mynahs, elephants and kaputas and their stooges manage everything, even the health services. This is the general opinion of the public.

Sahan Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:25 AM

Health authority must look this issue seriously and act. GMOA may protest to bring foreign consultant on a short term basis. On the best interest of the public it should be done. If the. Work load is increased the remaing also will leave.

P A S P Perera Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:32 AM

They learnt from public money, got salaries from public money, migrated due to uncomfortable environment, will come back once the country gets normalized, live rest of the life with public money again. Any ethics?

Doctors are underpaid in SL, remember this before accusing Saturday, 19 August 2023 08:14 PM

People with this sort of attitude towards doctors are quite abundant in SL, so they deserve this consequence. May doctors leave more and more so that this jealous mindset will learn a lesson.

Radika Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:34 AM

Whom to blame??? No future in this country right?.

Dr. Ravi Pathirana Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:41 AM

We must employ more Russian qualified doctors. I admit they are not very good but this is the only option we have. In our current situation, if they can differentiate between a kidney and heart they are fit for duty.

Graduate Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:54 AM

Make freely educated graduates to work compulsorily for ten years. Otherwise to pay the full undergraduate fees.

Commitment is more , yet doctors are underpaid Saturday, 19 August 2023 08:19 PM

Rather doctors need a better salaries. Their commitment is quite more than university lecturers, lawyers. But compared to them the salary is quite low and even a senior doctor receives a lower salary than a lecturer or lawyer( who is mostly of no much use to the citizens as lying is a part of their duty). All the developed countries pay doctors the biggest salary

Ranjit Saturday, 19 August 2023 11:19 AM

Over to you, Mr. Balcony.

Athk69 Saturday, 19 August 2023 11:30 AM

This is what happens, when very high income tax is imposed on the people with no positive impact to their quality of life. Who would want to stay, if the quality of life in SL is deteriorating? People are willing to pay for a quality of life elsewhere.

Mahila Saturday, 19 August 2023 12:27 PM

The country is in this POSITION, because those in Power over the 75 years since independence wasted Money, Educate people FREE, not Primary and Secondary, but Degree Level studies!!!? Doesn't happen anywhere, including most advanced, wealthy countries!!!??? How could SL poor country do it??? No wonder are BANKRUPT The Politicians are stupid to have done that, which they must stop forthwith!!! VOTES!!! At the worst enable the possible candidates pursuing Medical, Engineering, Teaching and Science/Arts degrees with education Loans - 2 Guarantors meet tuition fees!!? They must repay study loan from earnings!! No excuses, write-offs!? Water tight work Bond for 5 years in rural Sri Lanka, and work in urban areas taboo until completion of 5 years!!! All doctors must pay taxes, like every other citizen on their earning and no exemption.

Tikri Saturday, 19 August 2023 11:54 AM

Majority of all sectors badly need psychiatrist treatments. Politrical henchmen

KP Saturday, 19 August 2023 12:01 PM

@ Jude ; Keep dreaming that quality foreign doctors will want to leave their jobs abroad and come to a bankrupt country to work, when the ones here are leaving because of the poor pay. There is a huge global demand for healthcare workers and the only way we can attract them is through a competitive offer.

KP Saturday, 19 August 2023 12:05 PM

@ PASP Perera; How many doctors do you know who migrated but later returned. That’s right. No one. Also, doctors pay taxes too. Just about the same amount spent on education is collected as taxes when they buy their first car.

KP Saturday, 19 August 2023 12:13 PM

@ Graduate; The doctors leaving will easily pay the bond money that was spent on their education, which is about one months doctors salary in Europe. Will that solve the problem? What are you going to do with that money? Distribute among people for obituary expenses?

Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 19 August 2023 12:33 PM

Induct Indian Pediatric Cardiologist from India to over come the shortages of Pediatric Cardiologist in hospital, survival of children and their wellbeing is paramount important.

Tharaka Perera Saturday, 19 August 2023 12:45 PM

Isn't this alarming. The matter seems inevitable now.

John Saturday, 19 August 2023 12:47 PM

The blame should go to the entire political hierarchy creating chaos in the country. Not only in the medical field but this has vastly impacted other fields as well

Mahila Sunday, 20 August 2023 06:18 AM

When will beloved SL people, demonstrate, they fully able and capably equipped to elect sensible, intelligent knowledgeable Leaders to ensure such Maladministration is thing of the Past and NO MORE!!! THEY ARE INEPT, INCAPABLE AND ON TOP CORRUPT!!!??? Least said about its better!! Scumbags commence the Sordid process at elections "BRIBING", ELECTORATE (Voters) itself, giving Rs 5000, ¼ Bottle, Gal Arrack, Chicken Biryani Packet to FOOL them into a sense of “GOODIES GALORE” and vote them “IN”!!!?? THE CHEEK!!??? People transition their thought these Political Self-Serving SCOUNDRELS as MESSIAH'S, ‘come down from heaven’ provide Salvation, “enable VISTAS of PROSPERITY and SPLENDOUR”!!?? “OOUCH, MY FOOT”!? Mere 2 year term in Office, "evaporates into thin air along with the elected!!?? End of Story!!!?? Could anyone comprehend SL voters - termed “Intelligent Voter”!!!??? CORRUPT INSTEAD!?

ram Saturday, 19 August 2023 01:08 PM

Our Doctors/professionals love to serve our country but when we see the abuses repeatedly done by our politicians robbing us and the government requesting us to tighten our belts who will want to wait. The situation is acute now and will be irreparable in time to come

Foot note Saturday, 19 August 2023 01:17 PM

Over to Dr. Padeniya, Gota's mentor

Mandayan Saturday, 19 August 2023 03:32 PM

Call, Doctor Rajapakse to sort this out by getting in Chinese doctors

Relative of a doc abroad Saturday, 19 August 2023 03:39 PM

Abolish dual citizenship requirements for Sri Lankan doctors, wishing to return to SL and practice after their retirement abroad.

A doc Saturday, 19 August 2023 03:45 PM

A few yyears back. Doctors had to pay max 12percentage of tax, but now it has gone to more than one third of earnings. Thats for no better facility or quality of life. They have to waste their precious time and energy till mid night to get that extra to the tax. No family life or future for their loved ones. Where do you get Dollars for foreign specialists. Who would come to a failed state.

kamal Saturday, 19 August 2023 03:47 PM

Politicians will never listen to these because they get treatement at Mt. Elizabeth.

TAX PAYING GERIATRIC Saturday, 19 August 2023 05:44 PM

They may have sold their DUTY-FREE Car Permits before they migrated; Collect the Customs Duty and Income Tax on Profit of Sale!

Javier bardem Saturday, 19 August 2023 06:10 PM

My grandma used to say Rats always flee the sinking ship. I guess Lanka is the sinking ship now

Zaza Saturday, 19 August 2023 08:55 PM

The crisis concerns all responsible citizens. Good portions of the comments seem irresponsible, impracticable, and humorous. What caused the exodus substantial number of Professionals and technocrats? It is the total collapse of the Economy and its fallout on Educational Systems and Social Systems and the Rest. Way out is a total Political System Change. Rid the Nation of All Powerful Executive Presidential System, rid the nation of a Hybrid Electoral System. Think - Ponder for a better tomorrow.

Mahila Sunday, 20 August 2023 07:12 AM

Zaza, IF (permitted to add), to your valued contribution, “all the Scallywags, Vagabonds and Scumbags who oppose Foreign or Local Private sector Investment” in FEE-LEVYING, Medical, Engineering, Technology, Professional Training Colleges, based on a MYTH that ‘POSES DANGER to FREE EDUCATION’ – A ‘LOAD OF BULL’!!!??? INTAKE selection strictly internationally acceptable, GCE A/L MERIT only!!?? None else!! Ensure BEST STUDENTS, recruited, trained as Practitioners of RELEVANT DISCIPLINE, enhance SL Professional Capacity in vital disciplines!!!??? That would be ‘CREAM on the CAKE’ for enhanced HEALTH SERVICE, addition to existing capacity “churning out Medics. Engineers”, w/o any let or hindrance!? Silence the uninitiated! FREE educational MEDICAL COLLEGES EXISTING TODAY would go on following the ARCHAIC (50 years) “STANDARDISATION AND DISTRICT QUOTAS”, the ‘QUACKS’ deem FIT!!!??? Ignore GMOA – as “PARTIES OF INTEREST to Issue”, BE UNHEEDED, - best outcome!?

Kajan Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:05 PM

Will foreigners specialist come for low salary? Why government can’t pay much for our doctors? Every one want high salary that is normal for their hard work.

Spartacus Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:07 PM

Dan Sapada?

Cynthia Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:31 PM

The Doctors should be given their MBBS Certificates when they reach 60 years. They have forgotten how they were educated, from tax payers’ money. ie., Poor people who paid taxes when they purchased Sugar or Dhall. Now they refuse to pay taxes from their fat wage packets.

Disappointed doctor about the envious citizens Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:23 PM

Tax money is not only consumed by doctors. Why don't u talk about those prodigal that wasted the tax money without studying, but just wasting the resources. This sort of inferiority complex among our people shows their level of analysing. Feel sorry for low mindset of people like thus

Sheila Fernando Saturday, 19 August 2023 09:34 PM

Government should nationalise all the wealth of these emigrating doctors, to recover the amounts public had spent to educate them.

Kasun Sunday, 20 August 2023 05:21 AM

Sheila, did not you receive free education. Did only doctors used free education???

Jacob Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:09 PM

Why can't that POS lowlife Gota migrate?

GIA LANKA Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:10 PM

ALL LAW ABIDING DECENT EDUCATED ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES OF THA BANKRUPT SHITHOLE BANANA REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKAT HAVE

Tissa Fernando Saturday, 19 August 2023 10:32 PM

We need to have more medical colleges for those who are willing to pay. If we develop a reputation for higher education excellence, we can attract a lot if foreign students too. But those with petty mentality like JVP are preventing this from happening.

Nalaka Weerakody Saturday, 19 August 2023 11:01 PM

When vernacular education was introduced replacing English...all sort of problem started

Kamal Saturday, 19 August 2023 11:20 PM

To become Paediatric cardiologist it almost takes 7 years , after the MBBS

Gb Saturday, 19 August 2023 11:24 PM

Why would they stay here, better to migrate with families for better salaries, more rights, freedom of expression, less police corruption, no government corruption or if there is it is dealt with unlike here, we are all slaves to these incompetent politicians and officials, why raise a family in sl if u can migrate

reasonable guy Sunday, 20 August 2023 04:52 AM

We should look at the broader picture here, which includes public suffering due to the unavailability of an adequate number of professionals and why most professionals leave the country. A recent study found that 50% of all doctors, engineers, accountants, bankers, university lecturers, etc. planning to go sometime in future.

Reformist Sunday, 20 August 2023 07:08 AM

This is the result of teaching wrong subjects at SL universities. Change the SL education system. Stop admitting truck load of Arts students to universities. All they do is protests and ask for government jobs after graduation. Who wants to give jobs to graduates who have studied Buddhist civilisation, sociology, Sinhala, history, Hindi, Pali? Educate more students in STEM fields, including doctors. BTW, why is the government then encouraging other SL workers to go to Korea, Middle East and others? Don't they then end up earning more than SL doctors?

Binura Sunday, 20 August 2023 07:36 AM

This is all high level game plan to make us slaves of India for Aviation and Medical. In the next 5 years all hospitals will be Indian hospital and Airlines will be sold to TATA. This is part of the game

Sambo Sunday, 20 August 2023 07:53 AM

But our President is speaking of AI

Lester Sunday, 20 August 2023 12:06 PM

Sri Lanka has one of the best educational systems in the world. Unfortunately, because of 30 years of Tamil Tiger terrorism, the economy took a massive hit, climaxing in the near total drain of foreign exchange reserves. It will take time to recover but well-educated professionals should not panic and run overseas.

Hard Truth Sunday, 20 August 2023 01:41 PM

Why not introduce ChatGPT for health at hospitals?

Tissa Fernando Monday, 21 August 2023 02:28 AM

Only Royal buddies will remain in the country drinking beer at the evening club , watching Cricket and Rugby and having lavish vacation s in England.

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