The Government of Japan has provided JPY 500 million to improve non-communicable disease treatment facilities at the Sri Jayawardenepura Government Hospital (SJGH).
Issuing a statement, the Ministry of Finance said “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages” is a Sustainable Development Goal and its Target 3.4: “By 2030, reduces by one-third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being”.
Accordingly, the Government of Japan has provided medical equipment and technical assistance to improve non-communicable disease treatment facilities at the Sri Jayawardenepura Government Hospital under the Japanese Government Non-Project Grant Aid Programme.
Under this grant assistance, Angio- CT machine, Other Radiology equipment, Ophthalmic instruments, Surgical instrument set (stainless steel with satin finish), Fifteen (15) Dental Units with accessories, Liver transplant Instrument set, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory will be provided. This improvement at the hospital will facilitate for enhancement of the quality of the care provided especially to the patients with non-communicable diseases while enabling to provide high-quality medical professional training for medical undergraduates and postgraduates from the National School of Nursing in Sri Jayawardenepura and the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura.
The Finance Ministry said accordingly, that this project will eventually assist the development of human resources in the health sector in Sri Lanka.
Based on the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, the Government of Japan has agreed to provide approximately Rs. 1,265 million grant under the Japanese non-project grant aid scheme for the provision of equipment to improve the facilities at the Sri Jayawardenepura Government Hospital.
The Exchange of Notes pertaining to the above grant was signed by Mr. K.M Mahinda Siriwardana, Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies on behalf of the GOSL and His Excellency Mr. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, Ambassador of Government of Japan on August 18, 2022, at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization, and National Policies. (NewsWire)