Two new hospital wards and sanitary facilities at the Tissamaharama Base Hospital, funded US Agency for International Development (USAID) opened on January 23, US Embassy said.

Following the tsunami tragedy of late 2004, the Hambantota Base Hospital was temporarily closed due to damages, forcing the Tissamaharama hospital and staff to take on the increased patient load. Since then, this hospital has been upgraded to the level of “base” hospital, serving a larger population and more specialized functional areas, such as pediatrics.

The new wards will help the hospital serve approximately 300,000 people from Tissamaharama, Kataragama, Lunugamvehera and Thanamalwila.

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Last Updated Date: January 30, 2008 - 4.35 GMT