Australian Government to Provide Medical Equipment to Sri Lanka

The Austrian Government will provide medical equipment worth Rs. 1,120 million to 19 hospitals in Sri Lanka on a request by Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, according to Health Ministry sources.

The following hospitals are to benefit: Colombo National Hospital, Kurunegala Karapitiya, Ragama, Kalubowila, Peradeniya, Kandy, Ratnapura, Batticaloa, Anuradhapura, Badulla Teaching Hospitals, Kegalle, Welisara, Nuwara Eliya, Kantale, Gampola and Balapitiya hospitals, Maharagama Cancer Institute and the Castle Street Maternity Hospital.

CT Scanners, color Doppler, ultra sound systems, P/U Ventilators, endoscopies and several other pieces of medical equipment will be received under the agreement.

The shipment of medical equipment is due to arrive before the end of this year.

Source: Government of Sri Lanka

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