COLOMBO ;The Sri Lankan Government donated a consignment of essential medicines worth over Rs. 5 million to the Maldives on October 22 at the Ministry of Health and Mass Media.
The donation was made following a request by Maldivian Minister of Health, Family and Welfare Geela Ali. Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa formally handed over the medicines to Maldivian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Masood Imad.
The donation was supported by the Medical Supplies Division, the State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation and the Chamber of Pharmaceutical Industry of Sri Lanka.
High Commissioner Masood Imad expressed his gratitude to the Sri Lankan Government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, highlighting the longstanding friendship and close ties between the two countries.
Ministry officials and representatives of the pharmaceutical sector also attended the handover ceremony.
