Sri Lanka has received essential medical equipment and supplies worth US$ 800,000 from the United Nations Population Fund and the Government of China.
The UNFPA said with support from the Government of China it provided essential medical equipment and supplies to adequately equip public health staff, who have been actively working at the grassroot level.
Accordingly, a total of 328,660 packs of supplies has been handed over to the Family Health Bureau through the Ministry of Health today.
The initiative aims to ensure frontline health workers in Sri Lanka have adequate means to safely respond to patients during public health emergencies such as COVID-19.
The 328,660 packs will be distributed to all 25 districts to be used in maternal and child health clinics, family planning clinics, Mithuru Piyasa centres (Sexual and Gender-Based Violence service centers), Yowun Piyasa centres (Adolescent and youth-friendly health centres) and Well Woman clinics.
