Sri Lanka – Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #13 (FY 2009)

On June 17 and 18, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires and USAID/OFDA staff visited two USAID/OFDA-funded primary health care centers established by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Manik Farm IDP camp. The primary health care centers are equipped with pharmacies and staffed with GoSL Ministry of Health (MoH) doctors and nurses. IOM had established six of the 10 planned primary health care centers at the Manik Farm site as of early June.

While in Vavuniya District, the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires and USAID/OFDA staff also visited two USAID/OFDA-supported referral hospitals established by implementing partner Medical Teams International (MTI). The two referral hospitals receive up to a total of 3,000 patients per day. USAID/OFDA supports these hospitals with funding provided through an umbrella grant with UMCOR.

On June 12, the MoH reported having provided 37 ambulances equipped with basic life support equipment to hospitals providing care to IDP patients. The MoH plans to contribute an additional 40 ambulances to primary health care centers in IDP camps, with the assistance of MTI and local government authorities. Read more ...