Indonesia donates 3.1 tonnes of humanitarian Aid to SL
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris received Ambassador of Indonesia Dewi Gustina Tobing at the Foreign Ministry on 27 April, 2022 who briefed on the update of Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka from the Government of Indonesia.
Ambassador Tobing briefed the Foreign Minister that pursuant to a request for essential medicines and medical equipment from the Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka, the Government of Indonesia in consultation with Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka and the representative Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Indonesia, worked with Health officials and the pharmaceutical industry of Indonesia, to facilitate the provision of 3.1 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka, consisting of essential medicines and medical equipment valued at SL Rs. 517.5 million (approx. US $ 1.6 million).
The Ambassador noted the humanitarian aid would reach Sri Lanka in two batches, with the first shipment to arrive the next day on Thursday, 28 April, 2022 on SriLankan Airlines from Jakarta.The balance would arrive on Sunday, 8 May, 2022. The Ambassador informed the Minister that following the appeal from the Ministry of Health, Indonesian officials and pharmaceutical and health care industry marshalled together in ten days to donate items to ensure the speedy dispatch of aid and in view of its long standing close friendship, were pleased to support Sri Lanka at its time of need.