China-aided outpatient building project handed over to Sri Lanka

STORY: China-aided outpatient building project handed over to Sri Lanka DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Colombo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exterior of the outpatient building 2. various of the handover ceremony 3. various of the interior of the building STORYLINE: The outpatient building project of Sri Lanka's National Hospital, a leading hospital in the country, built with Chinese assistance was handed over to Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong and Sri Lankan Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella representing the two sides signed the handover documents and attended a ceremony to celebrate the event. Qi said that the Chinese government has prioritized the health sector in the development of bilateral relations, noting that China has provided medical supplies and vaccines to Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 pandemic. Noting the opening of the China-Sri Lanka Friendship Hospital in Polonnaruwa, the largest specialized hospital on

SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 14, 2022 shows the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker attends to the recipient of a kidney transplant in an ICU of the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, March 17, 2022. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker attends to the recipient of a kidney transplant in an ICU of the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, March 17, 2022. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

SRI LANKA-POLONNARUWA-CHINA-AIDED HOSPITAL-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY

(220318) -- POLONNARUWA, March 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Medical staff prepare for a kidney transplant surgery at the China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, March 14, 2022. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital, a specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)