France donates medicine worth € 300k to Sri Lanka

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The French Government has donated a stock of medicine worth of euro 300,000 (around Rs. 115 million) following the request made by the Government of Sri Lanka.

France expressed its goodwill to assist Sri Lanka at this moment as the country’s health service is in a serious crisis with shortages of drugs and essential items amid the worsening economic situation.

This stock of medicine worth around 300,000 euros, is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka by SriLankan Airlines during the weekend. Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka Eric Lavertu will hand over the medicine to the Sri Lankan health authorities upon its arrival.

The medicine donation is an emergency response to the urgent needs of the country.

France has maintained a dynamic cooperation with Sri Lanka for decades. In 2005, in another emergency, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) committed euro 89 million to rebuilding infrastructures damaged by the December 2004 tsunami.

Since 2010, the AFD has been working in Sri Lanka under a clear mandate to promote green and inclusive growth in the sectors of water and sanitation, energy, and urban development.

Over a period of almost 10 years, the AFD group has committed euro 626 million to projects, becoming one of the most important bilateral donor partners for Sri Lanka.