The Indian Medical Team, based till recently in Pulmoddai, has relocated its Emergency Medical Unit and Field Hospital to Zone-1 of the idP settlement in the Manik Farm area and has started its services there from 4th June 2009. The Team, comprising 8 doctors and 54 nursing, para-medical and technical staff, has already treated over 2000 patients in Zone-1, which houses over 45,000 idPs. Most of the services of the hospital, including a self-contained dispensary, laboratory, ultrasound and radio-diagnostic facilities, are fully functional. The hospital has already carried out nearly 70 minor surgical procedures and over 500 laboratory investigations. The hospital, which is equipped with a fully functional operation theatre, has also started admitting dare-care patients.

India looks forward to continuing to support the efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka in the critical field of healthcare and related services for the Internally Displaced People currently living in the Manik Farm area.

Colombo