Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata visited the National Hospital of Sri Lanka on September 10. He was accompanied by Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa. The purpose of this visit was to review the status of operation of the advanced medical equipment provided through Japan's ODA project.

Ambassador Isomata toured the new Outpatient Department (OPD), which has MRI and CT scan machines donated by the Japanese government. These machines significantly enhance the quality of medical diagnostics in Sri Lanka. He also inspected critical care equipment which was donated by the Rotary Club of Hamamatsu South, Japan, at the Non-Trauma Emergency Treatment Unit (ETU). The equipment facilitates rapi...