Free emergency ambulance service launched

The inauguration of the emergency pre hospital care ambulance service established under the Ministry of Health with assistance from the Indian Government, was held today in a ceremony at Galle Face. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Harsha De Silva and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Y.K. Sinha were among the distinguished guests who were present at the ceremony. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also addressed the ceremony via a video message. 

The project is being implemented through a grant assistance of around US$7.55 million from the Indian Government. Project elements include an emergency response center, deployment of 88 ambulances in the Southern and Western Provinces and recruitment and training of nearly 600 Sri Lankan personnel to implement the project. 

The emergency ambulance services would be provided free of cost to the beneficiary. 

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