US’ Heart to Heart International makes another urgent medicine donation worth $ 7.2 m

• Kansas-based global humanitarian organisation’s support so far reaches $ 19.9 b or Rs. 7.4 b

Under the guidance of Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the US Mahinda Samarasinghe, the Heart to Heart International (HHI) has now obtained all necessary Government approvals for the third in-kind donation of urgent medical aid, worth an approximate of $ 7.27 million (Rs. 2.7 billion), to the people of Sri Lanka.

The latest donation includes an extensive volume of urgent medicines such as: Propranolol Hydrochloride and Labetalol HCL to treat high blood pressure and other heart problems; Potassium Chloride to treat low levels of potassium in the body; Quetiapine Fumarate to treat certain mental/mood conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders etc.; and Allopurinol to decrease high blood uric acid levels and prevent gout (a form of arthritis).

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC said it is eternally grateful to HHI for the generous donations that have been extended to the people of Sri Lanka at this critical juncture. 

In coordination with the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka and this Embassy, the third donation is due to reach Colombo, Sri Lanka, via air on 29 December 2022. Similar to former donations, all expenses will be borne by HHI, and the Ministry of Health will receive the donation for immediate distribution at no cost to the people of Sri Lanka.

Thus far, the total in-kind donation provided by HHI to the people of Sri Lanka is worth an approx. total of $ 19.915 million (Rs. 7.4 billion).