Japan donates two fully-equipped ambulances

Janaka Alahapperuma

Jagath Chandana Ramanayaka hands over the keys and documents of the ambulances to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Chief of Staff of the President Gamini Senarath is also in the picture. Picture by Chandana Perera

Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan Chairman Jagath Chandana Ramanayake handed over two ambulances worth eight million rupees to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on January 5.

The two fully-equipped ambulances are donated as a gift by Ibaraki Prefecture Minister Takano Kiyoshi, for emergency care use and patient transportation.

President Rajapaksa thanked Minister Takano Kiyoshi and all the members of the Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan for the donation. The Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan coordinated the shipment to Sri Lanka and provided funds for shipping and all other costs.