Last modified on: 11/4/2009 6:40:03 PM

New Maternity Ward opens at Vavuniya Hospital A newly constructed Maternity Ward and a Labour Room for the General Hospital in Vavuniya was declared open by Minister of Health Care and Nutrition Nimal Sripala De Silva on 02nd November. A Maternity Ward complex comprising 60 beds and a fully equipped labour room was built in cost of 45 Million. UNICEF provided 35 Million for medical equipments and construction. A Chest Clinic, funded by the government of Japan at cost 10 Million, was also declared open by the Minister after the opening of Maternity Word. In parallel, the inauguration ceremony of the first midwifery training course was also held at the NTS Vavuniya. The appointment letters of the Trainee Public Health Midwife also handed over to the trainees by the Minister at the same function. Minister of Resettlement & Disaster Relief Services Rishad Bathiudeen, Governor of Northern Province Major General GA Chandrasiri, Member of Parliament Sivanathan Kishor, Former Parliamentarian Mr.D.Sidharthan, Chief of Health & Nutrition Section, UNICEF, Colombo Dr.Moazzem Hossain and several officials of the Health ministry also attended at the event.