President's birthday gift for newborns

All children born on November 18 will be presented with gifts worth Rs 7,500 to mark President Mahinda Rajapaksa's birthday which falls on that day.

This presentation is made under the Health Ministry's annual 'Mihimeth Suwadaru' program, states a Health Ministry release.

Accordingly, Provincial and Regional Health Directors have been requested to send the particulars of babies born on November 18 this year.

This year's 'Mihimeth Suwadaru' program will be held under the patronage of Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena.