Health: Durdans-Style!
By Nirmala Kannangara
Durdans diagnosis card, The Final bill of Rs. 847,475.00. Hemamala lying critically ill at the Kalubowila Hospital ICU for over 4 1/2 months and The grieving husband Upali Gunathilake
Who is accountable to the critical health condition of H. A. D. Hemamala who is receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila after an unsuccessful Laparotomy (surgical incision into the abdominal cavity)
procedure?
Consultant VOG Prof. Harsha Seneviratne performed a Laparotomy on Hemamala to remove a cystic mass in the pelvis on April 5 at Durdans Hospital in Colombo. Later she had to undergo yet another operation – Exploratorary Laparotomy within five days, as she had shown several complications after the first operation.
Her condition started to deteriorate after the second operation and in the absence of Prof. Seneviratne who had left the country after the Exploratorary Laparotomy procedure, the doctors who attended on her transferred the patient to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila 8 days later. According to her family, she was transferred without any request either from the patient or from the guardian. Upon her admission to Kalubowila, Hemamala once again underwent a Colostomy procedure (surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body). Since then she has been at the Intensive Care Unit at the Kalubowila Hospital for the last four months and 22 days, in a critical condition.
However, neither Durdans Hospital nor the Consultant VOG Prof. Harsha Seneviratne is ready to take the responsibility for Hemamala’s health condition. Refuting allegations levelled against him, Prof. Seneviratne said that no doctor would harm patients intentionally and claimed that he took all the necessary safety measures at the operation. However he said that if the family is having any issues over the operation they should come to a proper forum to discuss the matter.
“I have met the patient’s husband on two occasions and thought I had a cordial relationship with him on the matter. When the husband was abroad I even spoke to him over the phone. As far as I know I attended on this patient very carefully – the way I attend on all my patients,” said Prof. Seneviratne.
The Manager, Medical Services at Durdans Hospital Dr Ruwan Senathilleke said that there was neither deficiency in their medical care nor has any medical negligence on the part of Durdans Hospital.
“As requested by you we write to confirm that patient Mrs. H. A. D. Hemamala was admitted to Durdans Hospital on April 05 on the instructions of Prof. Harsha Seneviratne, Consultant VOG who had been previously consulted by the said patient at a different hospital. The consultant had performed a Laparotomy for a cystic mass in the pelvis and thereafter an Exploratorary Laparotomy had been performed by Professor Seneviratne along with another senior consultant surgeon on April 10th. Thereafter she had been seen by the above surgeon and another consultant obstetrician and on the instructions of above consultants the patient had been transferred to Colombo South Teaching Hospital on April 18 for further investigations and treatment,” said Dr Senathilleke
He further said, “We must stress that this was a surgical procedure performed by the consultants and during the stay of the said patient at Durdans Hospital. The best possible medical care was given to her and there was absolutely no deficiency in our medical care nor had any medical negligence on the part of our hospital. We have complied with whatever instructions given by the consultants and reiterate that the best medical care was afforded to the said patient during her stay, like in all other cases”.
Further Dr Senathilleke said that Durdans Hospital is not obliged to give answers to the questions this reporter had forwarded for clarification.
Althogh Senathilleke claimed that the patient was continuously seen by her consultant and she was transferred to Kalubowila on his instructions, Prof. Seneviratne confirmed that he left the country after the second operation and he knew nothing about the transfer.
“Yes I left the country for an official matter and did not know anything about sending her to Kalubowila as I did not give any such instructions,” said Prof. Seneviratne. Hemamala had complained of a severe stomach ache three days after the first operation. “My sister who was with my wife had seen a green colour discharge from the incision and had informed Prof. Seneviratne. Although he had first said that it was due to an infection, the hospital and the doctors panicked when my wife got intermittent fever, persistent diarrhea and vomiting. Hence she was taken for an emergency Exploratory Laparotomy. This has done to correct the damages caused to the small intestines during the first operation. However the second operation too was not successful as they could not correct the damaged intestines,” alleged Upali Gunathilake, the patient’s husband.
Gunathilake returned to Sri Lanka on June 9 giving up his floral designing job in UK to be with his ailing wife.
“I was in UK when my wife called and said that there was a cystic mass in the pelvis and had to undergo an operation to remove it. Although she first went to De Soyza Maternity Home, later she decided
to go to Durdans and consulted Prof. Seneviratne. Refusing to go through her previous records, Prof. Seneviratne had asked my wife to get all the reports once again. Claiming that it is a simple operation and the patient would only have to be in hospital for three days, the VOG had said that the entire cost would be around Rs.2 lakhs including professional charges. She was also told that Consultant Obstetrician Prof. Sherifdeen too would be called to assisted at the operation,” said Gunathilake.Prof. Seneviratne however refutes Gunathilake’s claim that he promised to get Prof. Sherifdeen’s assistance at the first operation. “Whatever operation I do, I take the necessary precautions. In this instance I never told the party that Prof. Sherifdeen’s assistance would be taken. Their claim that I had damaged the patient’s small intestines is an accusation as far as I know. Since this incident happened a few months ago, I am furnishing you the details recalling the incident. The actual details are given in the patients diagnosis card which is very confidential. I had to leave the country for an official matter leaving the patient in good hands. I told the patient and her family that I will be going out of the country. She was in good health when I left but I did not know that she had been transferred to Kalubowila as it was not a decision taken by me,” said Prof. Seneviratne. However according to Gunathilake, the simple procedure finally turned serious and had to pay Rs.8.47 lakhs (according to final bill No: PF1120000344 of April 18) for ‘medical negligence’ “If Prof. Seneviratne wanted to get Prof. Sherifdeen’s assistance why couldn’t he obtain it as we didn’t have any objection for that decision? The reason given was that there was no necessity to call Prof. Sherifdeen. However his assistance was sought at the second operation. What we understood was, had Prof. Sherifdeen been present at the Laparotomy procedure, my wife wouldn’t have had to face such an unfortunate situation. He would have been so careful to prevent damages to my wife’s small intestines. If the VOG was really concerned of his patients, he would not have travelled abroad soon after the second operation when my wife was in a critical condition leaving her with Dr R. Colonne and Prof. Sherifdeen,” said Gunathilake. Gunathilake further blamed Prof. Seneviratne for ‘washing his hands off’ by getting one of his students – Dr Aloka Pathirana to take care of the patient by transferring her to the Kalubowila Hospital.
“This is an eye opener to anyone that wishes to admit patients to Durdans for any treatment. The moment they find out that the patient’s condition is getting worse they will transfer he/ she to a government hospital without the consent of the family. How can they claim that they transferred my wife because of the consultants’ decision? Why couldn’t they ask us whether to transfer the patient or not as it was we who are paying the hospital bill not the consultants? For any other issue they will inform the guardian but knowing that the hospital’s ‘reputation’ would be in trouble had the patient died under their roof, she was transferred without our permission,” claimed Gunathilake.
However Gunathilaka is happy as his wife is now in the safe hands of a dedicated team of doctors and nurses led by Dr Aloka Pathirana.
“Even I should thank Prof. Sherifdeen too for his kind gesture. He has visited Kalubowila to see my wife more than six times. Although he was not responsible for my wife’s condition he still had the courtesy to visit my wife to inquire about her condition. We really need doctors of such calibre. Although the team of Kalubowila doctors were able to save my wife’s life, she is still in a critical condition,” said Gunathilake.
He further accused Durdans of keeping his 13-year-old daughter as hostage till the final payment was settled.
“After discharging my wife on April 18 morning, Durdans Hospital delayed sending her to Kalubowila until the final payment was made. Reacting to the inhumane conduct of Durdans staff, my brother-in-law had shouted at them to send the patient to Kalubowila immediately or send her back to the ICU without keeping her in the lobby. Then only they had taken my daughter hostage for more than two hours till the final bill was settled,” said Gunathilake.
Little Sanduni Rashmika described how she was taken to a room to be with ‘an aunty’.
“When I came to the hospital that particular morning with my aunt, I saw my mother in a stretcher and my uncle shouting at the hospital staff. It was then only the hospital wanted my uncle to keep me with them until the payment was made and took me to a room where an aunty was working,” said Rashmika.
However Dr Senathilleke vehemently denies the claim and said that it was the patient’s family that wanted to keep two family members until the payment was settled. “The normal procedure for payment is that all bills are settled prior to the discharge of the patient. However in this instance the patient’s party on their own accord kept two members of their family in the hospital until the payment was settled. We vehemently deny that we had requested a 13-year-old daughter of the patient to be kept as surety until the final bill was settled,” said Dr Senathilleke.
Meanwhile a reliable source from the ICU Kalubowila Hospital on the condition of anonymity confirmed that Hemamala’s present condition was solely due to medical negligence during the Laparotomy procedure. “When Hemamala was brought here, she was in a critical condition. Due to the small intestine leakage, whatever nutrition given to her through the Naso-gastric tube were coming out. As a result we had to open the cut once again and clean the intestine leakages. This will be kept open till the intestine heals. A colostomy bag (a receptacle worn over the opening to receive the faecal discharge from a Colostomy) is now fixed and it is changed every day. The patient’s husband is very helpful and brings whatever medicine we ask him to bring. The hospital too is now running short of these colostomy bags and changing the bag every day would be an issue in future,” said the source. According to the sources, although the patient’s condition has now improved slightly, it is till unpredictable as her blood could clot easily since she has been in one posture for over five month. “There is chance that her blood could clot and she could get either a sudden heart attack or a stroke. Considering this situation we gave her anti coagulants. Since then she is bleeding from the damaged intestines and we have decided to change the drug to save her life,” added the source.
The husband should take durdans to court for negligence and report prof harsha seneviratna to the sri lanka medical council down norris canal road.he should be sued for a billion rupees for negligence and malpractise. Until and unless doctors and hospitals are taken to court and fined, medical negligence and malpractices will continue to escalate
yes i will do that …if come correct time..
It is a myth that most of the people have that Durden is good in handling patient. It is good as long as the patient’s condition is not on the deteriorating side like the current incident. When the conditions turns to negative side they give up and dump the patient into the General Hospital (Mrs. Gunatilake should have gone there first). At the same time this hospital is good as long as you pay their bills (since it is a private hospitals) promptly, if not they keep the patient as hostage (this is true). Additionally, most of the people think that it is a privilege to have your confinement in this hospital and down grade the people who use the facilities at the De Soysa maternity home. Mr. Gunatilake should file a case against the hospital to get a reimbursement (Rs. 847,475.00), since the hospital had multiplied the suffering of Mrs. Gunatilake instead of curing her. It is very clear that Mrs. Gunatilake’s condition deteriorated maily because of the mistakes done by the Drs. at this hospital, the General Hospital had proved it. Wish that she recovers soon.
they are not human been …no worrys one day they have to go hell..all together
SEND THESE BLOODY CROOKS WORK IN NAME IF PROFESSORS TO GALLOWS OR STONE TO DEATH LIKE SAUDI ARABIA.
thanx to your coment..but this is the sri lanka ,,,this is the not good place to live..????
sri lanka have very talented doctors, prof senevirathne was once. when he was younger. don’t get a surgeon or VOG who is 67 years old to perform a surgery on you. the may be doctors but they still have senile degeneration physically as well as mentally. prof may done his best at the surgery ….but his best at 67 was not good enough
Is there any rubber in her intestines that she might be allergic to?
seneviratnage bade rubber thamai oya harsha senevirathne jeevath kalata vadiya kare marapu eka
Never trust Durdens.
dont go to durdens ever……?
These private hospitals (& some of the private consultants)are only after money.. They also do all the unnecessary medical tests just to increase the bill.. Pl boycott these hospitals and go to the Govt. hospitals for best medical Care to the PATIENT. In private hospitals it is the relatives who find it easy to visit but there is no good to the PATIENT…
It sounds tragic and unfortunate. These private hospitals and most of the doctors are only interested about money and nothing else. They run from one hospital to another in search of money like vultures. But sadly this is what happening in many countries, not only in SL. However, I don’t want to comment about this patient’s condition as even an ordinary simple procedure can go wrong and there is no guarantee. I won’t jump into conclusion and blame this doctor for negligent surgery but at least they can be more humane and sympathetic towards the patients and their next of kins. Of course in SL all our moral values have completely gone for good and it is not only the doctors but from all walks of life from politicians to clergy have lost their human touch.
Any Dr could make a mistake you can’t say negligence in all cases. Howevere, Prof. should have accepted the mistake and could have take corrective measures. Please Don’t blame all the doctors running behind money, some are not. We devote maximum time at the Gvt. hospital than private and I never charge if the patient become bad even due to her own medical condition. I too agree and blame that many private hospitals and some Drs. do unnecessary tests and surgeries. Patient should take second oppinion rather than trusting single Dr.’s advice.
Everyone must understand that no operation is risk free. Anything can be damaged during a procedure, and no surgeon is perfect enough to have a 0% complication rate.
If the relativea have any issues they can go to the medical council or the courts for redress. Giving unverified accounts in newspapers does more harm than good.
The malicious intent of the article is evident by the fact that they have even suggested that Prof. Seneviratne should not have left the country for an important matter. Do you think that doctors are prisoners?
Finally the article has found fault with the team for transferring the patient to Kalubowila. It was definetely done with good intentions to provide the excellent care that the relatives are satisfied with.
Finally I agree that “hostage taking” is totally unacceptable and should be reported to the police for investigation
The malicious intent of the article is evident by the fact that they have even suggested that Prof. Seneviratne should not have left the country for an important matter. Do you think that doctors are prisoners?
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” I think Prof new that he was leaving the country before the surgery therefore should not have done it. I believe he is the Dean of Colombo medical faculty. he should be teaching and doing surgeries at DMH rather than doing surgeries in private hospitals. They have the luxury of living in Colombo because of medical students. unfortunately they do not do it He must be very old now.”
Finally the article has found fault with the team for transferring the patient to Kalubowila. It was definetely done with good intentions to provide the excellent care that the relatives are satisfied with.
(They can not take unilateral decision should have told the family before they sent her to kalubowila. Durden’s they do open heart surgeries. They are better than kalubowila. If I were the hospital director I would have treated this lady free without getting this negative publicity. )
this must have written by senevirthnes puppet kaluarachchy
I thing you should go to consult mentel doctor…
Tavisha were you paid for what you wrote?
apoi apoi muu senevirathnage pandamek
There should be stringent laws to bring these money thirsty private hospitals and the money thirsty so called doctors who insult the medical profession, into books .
This is a very sad story. She is lucky and will survive , looking at her she does not need to be in a ICU. She should be out of the ICU and need some nutrition and physiotherapy. Sunday leader Please advice the family to file a case and also complained to Sri Lanka Medical Council. Sri lanka medical council will not do anything unless you complained to them.
There is no point crying They need to take some action.
thanx your addvice I will do that soon….
pl gunathilaka be aware harsha is a member of medical council make sure this complaint done with affiadavit disclaimiming harsha that he should not take part horage ammagen pena ahuwa wage
Banki Moon
You can give a expert medical opinion by just looking at her? or is it by looking at the pic?
Len, I gave my opinion looking at her picture. Because I am a expert on this kind of patients. I can see from the picture she is spontaneously breathing although she has a tracheotomy tube. She has passed the critical period. I assume patient is sleeping not unconscious. what she need is TPN . You can find out what is TPN :)
ask durdons how many patients were killed by professor senevirathne
God knows that ..durdens are killing house
Prof Seneviratne should have never left the country after the operation. It clearly shows professional negligence (A don’t care attitude). A doctor should stay with the patient at least until the patient is discharged from the hospital. This is a clear case of negligence where the doctor and the hospital should pay compensation to the patient
one day a patient had gone to hit prof harsha to his toilet called vindana,this man has found there were 2 other husbands waiting to assault harsha so he made his day on the 3rd and found professor has left the country on an official visit he was found in a small rest house in badulla
It is very sad that patients now a days believe in so called specialists/Prof etc for treatment for all ailments. These are undoubtedly money makers creating undue fear in patients and get them to believe in surgery and western medicine/expensive tests etc.It is time that patients also try native/Ayurveda treatment before entrusting surgery to money making specialists/prof etc.
As i said else where in my comment we have so many issues to solved when it comes to health services. Doctors function on their own and the hospitals on a different direction. There is no countability here. as said here we do have some GOOD doctors most of them are money minded and always concern how much can be earned on that day.
Different Private hospitals charge their patients differently and there is no common law as to how much could be charged maximum for different services and procedure. Even the poor now a days tend to go to private hospitals due to the lack of facilities in government hospitals. Shouldn’t there be a regulatory authority to control the prices and charges of these private hospitals. With all the money spent most of the time you don’t get proper treatment and as mentioned her when the patient become critical all what these so called hospitals worried is their reputation. (not only Durdens abut almost all the private hospitals send their patients to government hospitals should the patients become critical.
A few years ago I nearly lost my son in one of these famous private hospital and since then I am determined not to visit any of them.
sha
thanx… sha your comments I think must have experiance how behve the private hospita ..there are money hunger…?
government hospital are far better than these so called hi-tech pvt hospitals.
Durdans. Do the Justice for this innocent family !.
Look whole family is ruined due to someone mistake and negligence.
Be responsible for your action.
this nutty professor should resign from work,
My Opinion is, the same incident would have happened for the same patient by the same doctor even at another hospital because hospitals only provide the facilities ,care and expertise for the surgeries.
I totally agree with Tavisha on her comment “no surgeon is perfect enough to have a 0% complication rate’. Prof Harsha would have been a god for thousands of patients and have healed many under Durdans roof too.
The hospital has taken necessary steps to give the best care for the patient by transferring her to Kalubowila. Not only Durdans but other private hospitals also transfer patients at the most critical stage for a government hospital.
If the patient party talk to the management of the hospital and have a discussion, will make sense to bring her speedy recovery.
I wish, get well very soon for the patient, may her receive the best possible care and have a speedy recovery !!
all ready I spoke with the hospital manegement which durdans..but unfortunatly they were not ready to give any help. & prf.hurshaall so same as well..so what I will do ?
This is not the first time happened, I know about this prof. Seneviratne personally he do this mistake always and This bladdy so call prof him self is a MESS. He have done this more than 6 times, So many women’s lost their lives, Some many children lost their mothers So many husband’s lost their wife’s. I remember one incident happened in Battaramulla twins mother Died operation is the same way and he did the same thing when things were MESSED he left the country. When a incident happen like this he goes out of the country. He should be erase from the medical register, This is a shame to our Medical society …! I would say to the Husband of the patient if Durdans Hospital did a sucher thing please do not hesitate to take necessary actions. Other doctors need to take actions abut this Doctor if not this will be a patten.. ! People should open their eyes and be care full when you consulting a Doctor PLEASE CHECK his prevues records…….!
hi sir I am the person who this patient husband I would like to ask your any contact nomber please it’s will really help me .. my mobil no is 0777109898.. really thanking you ..your coment
i totally agree with doctor wijethungas comment harsha is above average in his death tol so most are very unhappy specially with his arraogent attitude all in alll he is too old to operate
prof.Seneviratna is call KING KAKILLE in the medical college. he can mess up anything in style. He almost killed the student in the medical faculty on bladdy private practise rival and im sure this husband must have gone mad with seneviratna’s legal idea. thank God he is retired, now will be a celebrating month for the medical college.
prof.Seneviratna is call KING KAKILLE in the medical college. he can mess up anything in style. He almost killed the student in the medical faculty on bladdy private practise rival and im sure this husband must have gone mad with seneviratna’s legal idea. thank God he is retired, now will be a celebrating month for the medical college.
He must be sent to the jail. Who has given the certificate to such unqualified people to enter into the field???? By allowing them to continue in the field would result many more bad experience in the future. Only god can help people who learn from this professor. This is not the first story of this bloody professor… he is the one who removed urinary bladder of a patient at Nawaloka.
What a fiasco. This goes to prove some points. Whatever said and done government hospitals are better than private ones. Old fogies like Seneviratne should not perform operations if they are not capable of doing so. Hostage taking private hospitals should be boycotted by prospective patients. They are only interested in sucking you dry when you are desperate. They shirk responsibility to safeguard their reputation. Durdens is a burden on patients.
I wonder what this idiot is teaching his medical students? God help the health sector of this country if future doctors are trained by this callous and arrogant clot. He might remove a patient’s heart one day saying it is a cancerous lump. Such a person is fit for a butcher’s job let alone a surgeon’s.
Prof. senivitathna did not do this intentionally. It is you all who went to him for surgery. Complications can happen after any surgery. Why do you blame him now? I would like to know one surgeon who has never had a complication in his carrier. As far as Durdens is concerned it also your duty to pay the bill before the transfer. After all this is a private hospital. No body gives them free money to keep the hospital running. This is the case with private hospitals world over..
Senadeera nothing was done intentionally ….but it is the attitude of the doctors and the hospital that matters, holding the patients child hostage till payment was made during a time of deep stress to the child and husband shows the inhumane nature of these private hospitals……showing a bit of sympathy towards the effected patient and her family would not have made Durdans poorer……this can happen to anyone and let us hope that it will not happen to you or your kith and kin…… what goes around comes around and then you will be singing a different baila about “Carrier”
Child hostage drama is only one side of the story. May be to get public sympathy. We dont know what really happened. Hospital authorities vehemently denies this allegation. Dont come to premature conclusions
Senadeera this lady’s plight alone gets full public sympathy, there is no need to make up hostage stores for more sympathy, if there are more people like you who want to pay homage to quacks and private hospitals I feel sorry for this country…….If you dont know what really happened (as you say), but want to to support money making doctors and hospitals as against a still ailing and suffering human being, all we can see is that you have a “premature” brain and must be earning your living off private hospitals and doctors. Shame on you my friend…..if I can call you a friend ??
I thing your are mad & stupid cow ..you have to go consult animal care doctor..because you are not the human…any way thanx your comment
Mr Gunathilaka, your language shows your attitudes as well.
Hi Senadheera you need some jeera to put your brain right. Try substituting it instead of your rice meal daily and stop when you can see things rationally.
youre correct if he does it intentionally then he is a butcher i am most amazed with his after operation attitude and unkindness to the poor patient has he at least gone to see this patient life dr sheriffdeen did after all he talk about official visit he is a bloody retied ass hole
senadeera works at durdons and assists to professor senevirathne for money he has assisted in this partcular case
i think charge here is keeping the child as a hostage
In order to avoid situations of this nature it is essential for patients to check the background of the doctor /specialist they wish to consult and receive trearment from.
In the USA it is possible to get a background report from an independent organisation , and also read on the internet the comments of patients . From the internet one could obtain the qualifications ,years of experience , the Universities the doctor has received training from , the age of the doctor etc.,
Once all this information is made available ,the patient is in a position to take an informed decision .
i strongly feel that this husband without delay sue harsha senevirathne for 1st degree murder and durdons for taking a child for hostage
Durdan is a BURDEN .
i think this is a clear case of child abuse and homoicide is professor not warrented yet
After taking treatment from this hospital if this the final outcome. Never go their again, just go to the General Hospital. This case is I opener for everybody.
So called professors and so called private hospital are all senseless jokers.
I hope speedy recovery for patient.
Prof Harsha is a God he saved my wife . This Goonathillake is doing a great wrong.
I feel he shoo;d be wife sides without trying to get attention.
If he has a good case go to a lawyer .and not wait to file a case.
no wonder so many Doctors are leaving this country .
raja u are the only one said good about the professor u know its all luck and destiny your wife was lucky to survive despite harshas treatment it is because of her and luck of your children. we being doctors never aspire harsha as a good clinician because only we know what he does.harsha is a good lecturer and he is also a very poor administrator like his clinical manners so donot insult god by saying harsha is a god may be u say harsha is a goat instead if god or twist god upside and say he is a dog i am sorry about you, are really paid by him..
.i just thought
raja i wish if harsha can walk stick to another country,it is the best that could happen to our people this and few other durdons deaths are only tips of ice burgh, i heard people the hospital he worked he had been banned to come after his retirement.
Please go to courts if you think you can prove your case , it will be good
for all patients who have suffered in the hands of private hospitals
Hope Mr. Gunathilaka is not in a situation to go after courts and other authorities for justice right now. media should take this further to the public. hope there are organizations who can help Mr. Gunathilaka to give justice for his wife. people need to be well aware about these money greedy pvt hospitals and doctors.
Wish you fast recovery Hemamala.
he is already being looked after but please get together cos this professor is an ass
this senevirathne ass is retiring all the funds will be collected to donate to hemalatha to buy the colostomy bags
Its with sadness I read these comments. I am from the older generation that saw a medical profession that was respected in society for the humanity it showed in the practice of their profession. Unfortunately the society and the medical profession has succumbed to the predatory society that Sri Lanka has become after the open economy . This inhumanity that pervades every aspect of life effects the poor harshly. The poor who are not given free medication an accepted norm in the past is a striking example in the moral degradation of the country. Society has to rethink. We cannot tread this path for any longer whether it is to achieve this status of miracle of Asia or not. The hypocrisy must be exposed.
jan you tell this to bloody senevirathne and please tell clearly what really u want to say without beating around
Dr. Niyas,
Do not try to defend your members of your profession please.
You are all the same and VULTURES, only greedy for money. I do not want to mention names here, but almost all the Muslim medical specialist are the same as Prof. Harsha Seneviratne. The medical profession in Sri Lanka is a mafia of it’s own. Laws should be enacted to catch and punish these vultures of human flesh and blood in the form of exorbitant charges and consultation fees. The Inland revenue department should launch an action to go into the hidden bank accounts of all these doctors and specialists. My family has been a victim to this plight too and I know the agony. The husband of this patient should file a case against Prof. Harsha Seneratne and also Durdans to the value of Rs. 1 billion.