Rathis Supiksa, 7, who has been diagnosed with both blood cancer and bone cancer in her leg, puts on a face mask at a cancer care transit home before heading to Apeksha Hospital for cancer treatment, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 15, 2022. “We never, ever faced a situation like this before. Even during the war period we ate well. but with the current situation in Sri Lanka, it is difficult to live.” Said her father, Periyathambi Rathis, “I will definitely have to take out a loan from a loan shark to meet the child’s expenses in the future.” REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
