WB to support SL with another US $5.5mn

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): The World Bank is set to provide financial assistance of US $5.5 million to crisis hit Sri Lanka for the streamlining of primary health services in the island nation.

The move comes in following concerns on a report provided to the WB on the operations of primary health services in Sri Lanka.

According to Project Director at the Ministry of Health Dr. Jayasundara Bandara, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is set to receive the said financial assistance in the next few days.

Another US $3.75 million may receive in the next two months, Dr. Bandara expressed confidence.

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