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China extends grant to Sri Lanka
24 August 2010: The China Government has granted Rs 741 crore to renovate and upgrade facilities of hospitals in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka.
The China aid is to be used for the procurement of medical equipment, construction of new buildings and to improve the existing facilities of the hospitals in the conflict-affected areas. The Sri Lanka Government has already started a programme to upgrade facilities in the hospitals in the North and East damaged by the war and the Chinese funds will accelerate the progress of the programme.
Source: Colombo page