Seven double cabs handed over to strengthen preventive health services

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Colombo, September 27 (Daily Mirror) -The Health and Mass Media Ministry yesterday officially received seven double cabs for use in preventive health services under the Health Systems Improvement Project, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Each vehicle is valued at Rs. 22 million.

Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa handed over the vehicles at a ceremony held at the Ministry premises. The cabs were allocated to the Medical Officers of Health (MOH) offices in Warallagama and Gangawata Korale (Kandy District), Horowpathana (Anuradhapura District), Mahiyangana and Bandarawela (Badulla District), Nivitigala (Ratnapura District), and the Colombo Project Management Unit.

The Health Systems Improvement Project had earlier procured 45 vehicles to strengthen preventive health services in the Central, North Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces. Of these, 38 cabs were distributed in January 2022, while the remaining seven were handed over yesterday.

Secretary to the Ministry Specialist Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Additional Secretaries Chamika Gamage, Sunil Galagama and Janaka Kithsiri Gunawardena, Deputy Director General Dinipriya Herath, Director (Transport) Nilanga Dilhan Somapala, ADB Health Systems Improvement Project Director in Sri Lanka Dr. Anil Dissanayake, and other ministry officials were present at the event.

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Should Consider China’s BYD Too Saturday, 27 September 2025 10:49 AM

Rs. 22 million each Is hefty for these vehicles! Guess Chinese BYD EV vehicles will be at a better price and long run fuel efficient. The government should work out a good deal with China’s BYD since there are having abundance of their vehicles in storage due to the high tariffs imposed by US.

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JuniorCitizen Saturday, 27 September 2025 01:49 PM

These are for government use. No taxes. Without taxes most of these cabs regardless of the brand cost around 7-9m rupees each, to the tax payer.

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Gajendran Saturday, 27 September 2025 05:39 PM

Vans would have been more suitable.

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Nimal Jayamaha Saturday, 27 September 2025 12:36 PM

The BYD vehicles are just rubbish. My friend's BYD car seats are already looking like in a 15 year old car and it was bought only last June !! No wonder the used car prices of BYD go down to half the new price after just 1 year of use.

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Local Agent Needs To Bring It Up With BYD Management Saturday, 27 September 2025 01:50 PM

Maybe the ones brought to SL are inferior! The SL agent needs to address this issue with BYD China. It’s a number seller in Australia, Singapore etc for its price range. The consumer’s expectations are very high in these markets.

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Avery Markham Saturday, 27 September 2025 05:40 PM

Look at Australian used car sites, Aussies are getting rid of the after 1 or 2 years. Terrible quality.

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