President pledges a new chapter for the field of Military Medicine

Addressing at the inauguration ceremony of the 6th annual academic sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine (SLCOMM) under the theme of ‘Resilience of Military Medicine In the Times of Crisis’ held at the Eagles Lagoon in Katunayake on Friday (24) evening, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that  a separate unit would be established to send military personnel overseas to help out at the times of health disasters.

He said further that it is established in addition to the group that is sent at the times of natural disasters. He also said that plans are afoot to send a group of military personnel to Turkey to assist at this time of health disaster.

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