Steps have been taken to provide medicines and medical supplies worth Rs. 4600 million with the intervention of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington DC, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported.
One consignment of medicines and medical supplies provided by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC working closely with the renowned American humanitarian donor organizations is scheduled to be presented to the Sri Lankan government today (02).
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Washington DC, Mahinda Samarasinghe said that he would continue to work with humanitarian organizations and agencies to get assistance for the vulnerable people in Sri Lanka.
He further expressed his gratitude to the institutes, Heart to Heart International, Hope Worldwide, and Americares for their generosity extended on this occasion.
The PMD said Heart to Heart International sent a shipment of drugs worth USD 9.131 million last July as well, while the value of the aid sent by the Americares in September was over USD 773,000.
The value of the aid to be sent to Sri Lanka in the first week of October by Hope Worldwide is over USD 1.74 million. (NewsWire)
