Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2012-08-22

Financial Assistance for the supply, installation, commissioning, testing and training of 2 Nos. Cardiac Catheterization Systems and 2 Nos. Echo Cardiography Machines to Cardiology Department of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL)

- negotiations have been concluded with the Uni Credit Bank Austria AG to obtain a soft loan facility of Euro 2,382,000 to finance the above project. The proposal made by Hon. Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Health, to enter into a loan agreement with the said Bank for the above purpose, was approved by the Cabinet.