Int'l Red Cross to renovate hospitals
Nadira Gunatilleke
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Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva,
Fotini Lowrance, officials of the Cyprus Red Cross and the
Ministry at the opening of the theaters and wards complex. |
Cyprus Red Cross and Red Crecent have built new theaters and wards
complex for the Balapitiya Base hospital at a cost of Rs.110 million.
Fotini Lawrance, the wife of former Cyprus President and Healthcare and
Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva opened the complex recently.
The International Red Cross has agreed to renovate 71 hospitals in
Sri Lanka. It is expected to spend Rs.30,000 million on this hospital
renovation project.
Addressing the gathering after opening the new building complex
Minister De Silva stated that the Government will make arrangements to
conduct Provincial Councils Elections in other provinces in the next
year.
Accordingly Uva, Wayamba, Central, Western and Southern Provincial
Councils will be held first.
According to the Minister the Government is ready for whatever
election. The Government will win the budget with a majority because it
has the majority in the Parliament and therefore there is no need of
conducting a General Election.
The Armed Forces regained Pooneryn after 20 years.
They will regain other areas soon. Some parties tried to create
trouble for the Government but they did not succeed, he said. |
