COLOMBO (News 1st) – Essential medicines and medical supplies valued at over Rs. 2 Billion donated by China to the Sri Lankan people reached Colombo on Tuesday (6).The shipment comes in 24 containers (16,000 boxes) with a total weight of over 255 metric tonnes.China has donated Rs.
5 Billion worth of medicines to Sri Lanka since June 2022.The consignment includes:8 million Infusion Sets, 1.2 million vials of Omeprazole Sodium for Injection, 1 million Capecitabine Tablets, 612,720 PF.
Syrs of Enoxaparin Sodium Injection, 240,000 bottles of Sodium Valproate Tablets, 100,800 ampoules of Heparin Sodium Injection.