The Wider Image: Sri Lanka’s cancer patients struggle amid economic

Needle marks are seen on the wrist of S. Saksan, 5, who has been diagnosed with leukaemia, while he takes a nap after receiving cancer treatment at Apeksha Hospital, at a cancer care transit home, Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 16, 2022. “Due to the current crisis in Sri Lanka, we are facing severe problems in transport and food,” said his mother Sathiyaraj Silaksana, “I have no option but to pay for my son’s needs. My husband, is a construction worker. In order to pay for all these expenses we pawned our jewellery.” REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon