Sri Lanka to receive 47 new ambulances with ADB assistance
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Newswire reports that Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa told Parliament on the 3rd that Sri Lanka anticipates 47 ambulances funded through a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The report describes the procurement as part of efforts to ease a national shortage.
Newswire reports that Jayatissa expects the government to deal with the shortage over the coming two to three years and said more ambulances are due through ADB support next year.
Newswire reports that Jayatissa outlined plans for an independent ambulance service throughout the country, drawing on the arrangement in Nuwara Eliya District. He said that district’s service operates outside the health sector.
Newswire reports that work on the proposed service’s information technology is proceeding at the same time, with the aim of resolving current difficulties and improving ambulance provision across Sri Lanka.
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