Gilani directs HC to send aid to Sri Lanka

ISLAMABAD, Jun 23 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has directed Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Sri Lanka to present a cheque of US dollar 70,000 as donation to the Sri Lankan government for supply of medical items for IDPs in Sri Lanka, under the Special Assistance Programme for South Asia (SAPSA) Fund. The government of Sri Lanka had requested the international community including Pakistan for assistance in addressing the humanitarian situation arising out of armed conflict with LTTE in the North. Source:

Vavuniya district, Sri Lanka: Treating the wounded and medical emergencies remains a priority

Over the last few weeks, while tens of thousands of people have emerged from the Vanni, the former conflict zone in northern Sri Lanka, MSF teams have been working alongside Sri Lankan Ministry of Health staff providing surgical and medical care to people who were caught up in the fighting. The situation remains extremely worrying inside the hospitals and among the 269,000 displaced people in Vavuniya District.

More than 500 wounded patients are receiving daily medical care in the three hospitals where MSF teams are working together with the Ministry of Health staff. Read more ...

Sri Lanka: Thousands of New Arrivals Overwhelm Medical Facilities

As the Sri Lankan government declares the end of the conflict, thousands of people are leaving the Vanni, the former conflict zone, and arriving in Vavuniya district in desperate need of medical care.

Traumatized and exhausted, with hundreds injured, a staggering 50,000 people have arrived since May 16 in Vavuniya, where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working at Vavuniya hospital. Many thousands more are still expected in the coming days. Read more ...

Caught in the Crossfire: Sri Lanka Crisis

As a violent civil war wanes in Sri Lanka, AmeriCares is working hard delivering and preparing emergency medical aid. One shipment of nearly $500,000 worth of aid has arrived and more emergency aid is being prepared. Intense fighting in northeastern Sri Lanka caused mass casualties and displaced over 100,000 innocent people. Accounts by survivors paint a picture of a true humanitarian crisis.

The most recent shipment of vital medicines and supplies to help treat people hurt in the bloody conflict has arrived and is slated for delivery in the coming days.

“We are working closely with the Ministry of Health to determine how we may provide more assistance,” reported Lisa Hilmi, AmeriCares Sri Lanka Country Director. Read more ...