President opens Advanced Cardiology and Nephrology Units at Vavuniya District General Hospital

President Ranil Wickremesinghe opened the newly built Cardiology and Nephrology Units at the Vavuniya District General Hospital on Sunday (26).

The construction of the two units funded by the Netherlands (Dutch) government at a cost of Rs.3,329 million commenced in 2019 during President Wickremesinghe’s tenure as Prime Minister.

The new three-story facility includes a comprehensive range of cardiology services including a Cardiology unit, Cath Lab, Cardiothoracic Theatre, Cardiac ICU, Echo Cardiography, Exercise ECG, Ambulatory BP Monitoring and Ambulatory ECG Monitoring Unit. The nephrology services feature a Dialysis Unit, Scan Room and Procedures Room for kidney patients, along with a dedicated surgery unit.