The Opening ceremony of the Epilepsy center at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka on 24th October at 04.00 pm on the invitation of Minister of Health,Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine Dr. Rajitha Senaratna President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, and Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Charge D' affairs Mamoduth Mohamedali Allaf and Saudi Arabia Government funded delegation also participated.
the government of Sri Lanka 8 th floors multi storied building with all necessary equipment and materials to provided comprehensive care for are its patients will be chronic , neurological disorder, Epilepsy which will be funded by the Saudi Arabia Funds (Saudi Development Fund -SDF)
Epilepsy is the most common serious , yet treatable chlorine neurological disorder in Sri Lanka and world wide, a sudden , temporary excessive activity in the brain which main fests as a transient motor
according to the world health record 50 million in the world are affect by these disease, it is also known that 5%man kind. in Sri Lanka 25,000 - 275.000 sri Lanka are affected by these disease. every week 150 persons for clinic services and weekly registering 20 people for Epilepsy .
The government of Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia Development fund singed an agreement second health project in 2010-November 1st - a soft loan systems Saudi Arabia Development Fund Rs. 3963 Million Sri Lanka 645 million funded project. 8 th floors multi storied building 75 beds , consists of a fully equipped newly imported machines Turkey Technical TUMAS company and sri Lanka construction SIERRA construction fixed EEG, Clinic facilities, Pharmacy, Radiology, DSA, Pet Scan, SPECTA, ICU and HDU facilities, EMG facilities,Surgical unit for Epilepsy, Neuro physiologists fourth floor 37 beds fifth floor 33 beds located in this floors
according the reports picture from Health Ministry project Director Engineer M Yoosuff
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