Rs. 12 b in hospital projects launched in a single day

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Include cardio unit funded by Japan in Trinco and emergency unit in Mannar funded by India

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presided over the launch of four hospital construction projects worth Rs. 7.1 billion across the country yesterday, with facilities valued at Rs. 12 billion once equipment is included.

President Dissanayake attended the commencement of construction of a new Cardiology Unit at the District General Hospital, Trincomalee, funded by the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project is valued at Rs. 4.19 billion in total, comprising Rs. 2.4 billion for construction and Rs. 1.78 billion for equipment.

He also attended the groundbreaking of a new Accident and Emergency Unit at the District General Hospital, Mannar, financed through a Rs. 600 million grant from the Government of India.

A four-storeyed medical ward complex at Mullaitivu Hospital, costing Rs. 600 million, also funded by India and a Cardiology Unit at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, valued at over Rs. 3 billion, were also launched under the President’s patronage on the day.