Sri Lanka crisis

The Documentary Podcast

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Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 16 July 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In a week where protestors stormed the residences of its leaders, forcing the president to resign, Sri Lanka continues to face its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. There have been months of shortages - from fuel and cooking gas to food and medicines. We hear from three doctors in the capital Colombo about running out of essentials such as HIV testing kits. Host James Reynolds also hears from two Sri Lankans about coping among constant shortages.

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0:00.0	A bomb whose creation would tip the scales of global power.
0:06.0	A nuclear physicist who sought to redress the balance.
0:11.0	The bomb, a podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:15.0	These are two available now.
0:21.0	Hello, I'm James Reynolds on the BBC World Service
0:24.0	and this is BBC OS Conversations on Sri Lanka.
0:28.0	The country is facing its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years.
0:34.0	In one of our conversations, three doctors discuss running out of essential treatments
0:38.0	and how in some cases they're relying on donations to treat patients.
0:42.0	One of the doctors gives this advice.
0:45.0	Do not get sick, stick to routine medications.
0:48.0	You don't skip any medicines, don't climb heights.
0:52.0	Unnecessarily take care of yourself and only if it is really necessary to come to the hospital
0:58.0	because we are running low on supplies.
1:03.0	A few years ago, the beautiful island of Sri Lanka, off the coast of India,
1:06.0	was a popular holiday destination.
1:09.0	Travel and tourism were significant income generators
1:13.0	until a series of bombings in 2019.
1:17.0	And then there was the pandemic.
1:20.0	And the country's economy never recovered.
1:23.0	The presence was blamed for his financial decisions
1:26.0	and many people in Sri Lanka found that they were struggling to survive.
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