The COVID-19 Health and Social Security Fund has allocated Rs. 36,605,812.00 to the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services to carry out essential PCR tests.
Until the first confirmed case on 21 March 2020, Timor-Leste had no identified isolation and quarantine facilities, limited surveillance capacity and had just initiated in-country testing for COVID-19. The Ministry of Health acted swiftly and decisively to transform its fragile health system and prevent COVID-19 from reaching communities.
Inaugural launch of the Master of Science degree programme in Military Medicine at Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCMM) took place July (23) at the auditorium at Colombo Army Hospital in the presence of a distinguished gathering, headed by Secretary of Defence, Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratna as the Chief Guest.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assured to bequeath the future generation a country free from the drug menace.