China-donated medicines & medical supplies arrive

A consignment of essential medicines and medical supplies worth Rs. 2 billion that was donated by China arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday (06).

The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka stated that the shipment of 24 containers (16,000 boxes) arrived with a total weight of over 255 metric tonnes.

The consignment includes 8 million Infusion Sets, 1.2 million vials of Omeprazole Sodium for Injection, 1 million Capecitabine Tablets, 612,720 PF. Syros of Enoxaparin Sodium Injection, 240,000 bottles of Sodium Valproate Tablets, and 100,800 ampoules of Heparin Sodium Injection.

The Chinese Embassy further stated that China has donated Rs. 5 billion worth of medicines to Sri Lanka since June 2022.