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Sri Lanka: More facilities to Kilinochchi hospital

The Government has taken action to provide more facilities to the Kilinochchi hospital under the Uthuru Wasanthaya programme by providing more doctors and medical equipments.

Five more doctors would be assigned to the hospital while five ambulances will also be provided.

The Kilinochchi District Hospital which was badly damaged by terroristsm was re-opened for the public by the Northern Provincial Council recently.

The hospital was reequipped and renovated under the Vaddikin Vasantham rehabilitation and resettlement programme of the North, implemented by the Presidential Special Task.