One million Euro boost to northern hospital

Sri Lanka's efforts to strengthen health facilities in the North have received a tremendous boost by a German donation of medical equipment worth about One million Euro. An embassy spokesperson said that the equipment was given to the government hospital at Chettikulam.

 This donation was made in line with the longstanding commitment made by the German Red Cross to Sri Lanka. A German anaesthetist is currently stationed at the hospital to train the local staff.

German Ambassador Jens Plotner recently toured Vavuniya and Mannar districts to learn at firsthand the ongoing resettlement process. The spokesperson quoted the Ambassador as saying that the Chettikulam hospital had borne the brunt of maternity care of the war displaced. "Even after the full settlement of all IDPs, the local population will continue to benefit from the German Support," he was quoted as saying.