Helmut Khol Foundation in Germany donates Rs. 3600 million for rebuilding Mahamodera Hospital

The government of Germany has agreed to construct a fully equipped Maternity and children Hospital in place of the Galle Mahamodara Hospital which was destroyed by the tsunami. The Chancellor Helmutt Khol Foundation of Germany has decided to provide Rs. 3600 million for the construction of the said Hospital.

The Hospital will comprise of 85 beds and the German Government expects to develop it as a special Maternity and Children Hospital, stated Gugen Weerth, the Ambassador for Germany in Sri Lanka at a special meeting held at the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

A land with an extent of four acres, belonging to the Department of Irrigation has been identified for this purpose, and the acquisition of the land has already been completed and the agreement for the construction of the hospital is due to be signed soon.

The foundation stone for construction of the Hospital will be laid by President Mahinda Rajapakse on December 27. A special group of envoys from the Helmut Khol Foundation of Germany is due to arrive in Sri Lanka to participate at this event.

Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition Nimal Siripala de Silva stated the construction of new hospital would held uplift of the quality of Maternity and Children's Healthcare of the people in the Southern Province.

Ambassador for Germany in Sri Lanka Gugen Weerth also spoke.