| A shipment of medical equipment and drugs, contributed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, will be delivered Friday to Sri Lankan health authorities.A severe crisis was created in the northeastern region of the country due to the war against the Tamil rebels, which left 300,000 people homeless and forced them to live in appalling conditions.
The humanitarian shipment, which was collected and organized by MASHAV, the Israel Center for International Cooperation, will be presented by MFA Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific, Ruth Kahanoff, who is currently visiting Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. |
