The Director of Indo-Pacific Development Group, Bradley Elder, handed over the donation to Prof. Channa Jayasumana, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals at the Health Ministry today and the State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control Sudarshini Fernandopulle was also present at this occasion.

Mr. Bradley Elder stated that the US Government has supported Sri Lanka in tackling the spread of Covid-19 from the beginning and would continue to do so to further enhance the bilateral relations between the two countries and simultaneously to eradicate the Coronavirus.

The donation was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief while the U.S. Embassy has coordinated the purchase and delivery of supplies.

The Ministry of Health will distribute these PCR test kits to laboratories island-wide that are conducting PCR tests.

Secretary to the Ministry of Health Major General Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Secretaries to State Ministry Saman Ratnayake and Amal Harsha de Silva were also present at this occasion.