It is an example of the fact that doctors in our country are also facing severe difficulties due to the fuel shortage faced by many citizens of our country. Survivors who come to the hospital on bicycles and heal everyone else are alive and well before our eyes on this earth. The Gampaha District General Hospital reports to us about such a group of human beings. This is the love story of our journey from the bicycle to the hospital in search of the living gods on earth.
Although many people in our country do not pay much attention to cycling, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Germany and China still use the bicycle as their main mode of transport to reduce air pollution.
A group of doctors working at the Gampaha General Hospital, one of the leading hospitals in the country, report to work on bicycles every day out of compassion for the lives of their patients. The majority of doctors in this country, who have endured all hardships as well as the people of this country, are now dedicated to their service without deviating from their responsibilities.
Fuel shortages have become a social problem that many in this country have been queuing up for. You will also need to keep about 10 gallons [10 L] of oil in order to reach the filling station while queuing for miles. Let us examine the experience of the doctors who came to the hospital on bicycles without vehicles in their own words.
A doctor at the Gampaha District General Hospital, who did not want to be named when he came to the hospital on a bicycle, described his experience:
"As doctors, we, like all other citizens, are suffering greatly from the oil crisis in the country. Due to the lack of fuel in vehicles, many of our doctors come to work by bicycle these days. I'm close to the hospital. So I'm going to the hospital with the oil crisis these days. Going by bicycle too. So I like to cycle to the hospital every day. However, due to the disciplinary issues of some drivers traveling on the roads of our country, it is really scary to leave a bicycle or even a vehicle on the road. I am afraid of walking home on my bicycle. With a real love for the job and a desire to think for the people and willingly report to work right on the bike. ”
When asked about the new proposals, he said:
"I do not think we're special," he said. We are a group of people who are together with ordinary people. Therefore, it is very important at this time if the distribution of fuel is to be fair and equitable for all. It is also important that the medical profession pays immediate attention to providing the most basic needs of all professions, giving priority to staff, including physicians, who are essential for emergencies, ”he added.
Director of the Gampaha District General Hospital Saman Dharmasiri Pathirana said,
The staff at our hospital also come to work in the midst of severe difficulties. There were times when ambulances ran out of fuel. But now we are somehow allocating money to three or four filling stations to get fuel. Due to the oil crisis, several doctors come to work on bicycles. One day while coming to work on such a bicycle, a doctor was caught by the police and a big problem arose. "Despite all the difficulties, we are fully committed to our duty," he said.
A specialist doctor working at a teaching hospital in the Western Province who was on duty due to the current oil crisis described his experience as follows.
'' These days he's working very hard. I had to go to the ward at night to save fuel so I didn't go anywhere else these days. Went at night and saw about 75 patients. Now people have money problems and almost all the patients come to the hospital. Even the smallest thing comes to the hospital. I go and sleep with the alarm on and go back to the oil queue at about 2 or 3 o'clock. I go out at night and try to get the right oil. If we fail to do so, we too will be in big trouble. Despite a letter from the Commissioner General of Essential Services for the distribution of fuel, it is not working. When I asked the director he said he would give me a letter asking for facilities. How can we go and get such oil when there are queues for miles? That work is not fair. These days everyone is under stress. Some filling stations do not dispense fuel without cash on hand. Money problems in some hospitals too. Some ambulances have been refueled. On the way to and from the ward these days, the queue for oil is only a mile and a half to twelve rupees. My daughter has a bicycle. I tried to fix it and go home to the hospital. I can stay home because there is no oil. But we have a responsibility. Medication cannot be given at home. It is imperative that the authorities formulate a fair and systematic procedure for all in this regard, ”he said.
Dr. Dharshana Premaratne had posted on his Facebook account with photos that despite the difficulties, he had to
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