US organization donates medical supplies worth USD 908,547 to SL

Heart to Heart International, a renowned global humanitarian organization in the United States made urgent medicinal supplies worth USD 908,547 (LKR 326,077,518.30) to the people of Sri Lanka following a request by Sri Lankan Ambassador for US Mahinda Samarasinghe.

In a joint media released by the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington D.C. and Heart to Heart International, the United States said that in coordination with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka, the first consignment of medicinal supplies reached Colombo via air on 13 July 2022. 

The Ministry of Health will receive the consignment for immediate distribution at no cost to the people of Sri Lanka.

At a  time when international aid and medicinal supplies are imperative for the island nation, the people of Sri Lanka and the  Embassy express sincere appreciation and gratitude to Heart to Heart International for their continuous efforts and commitment to assist Sri Lanka. 

Heart to  Heart International hopes to provide more humanitarian assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure that the best care is provided to its people. The Embassy and Heart to Heart International shall continue to work in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to procure further medicinal consignments to Sri Lanka in the coming months, the statement further said.