Sri Lanka donates MVR 233,000 worth of essential medicines to Maldives
The donation was arranged following a request from the Maldives' Minister of Health, Family and Welfare, Geela Ali.
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The Sri Lankan government has donated a shipment of essential medicines worth five million Sri Lankan rupees (approximately MVR 233,000) to the Maldives following a request from the Maldivian government.
According to Sri Lankan media reports, the medicines were officially handed over on Thursday at the Ministry of Health and Mass Media in Colombo.
Sri Lanka's Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, presented the donation to the Maldives' Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Masood Imad, who received it on behalf of the Maldivian government.
The donation was arranged following a request from the Maldives' Minister of Health, Family and Welfare, Geela Ali, according to reports citing Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health.
The shipment was organised with the assistance of Sri Lanka's Medical Supplies Division, the State Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) and the Sri Lanka Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association.
