Colombo, Oct. 8 -- In a significant diplomatic gesture, India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, handed over a consignment consisting of essential anti-tuberculosis pharmaceuticals to Sri Lanka's Minister of Health and Mass Media, Nalinda Jayatissa. The handover took place on Wednesday.

"Standing together in the fight against TB! Pleased to hand over a 3-tonne consignment of essential anti-TB medicines to Hon. Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa today. These medicines will support Sri Lanka's TB treatment and control efforts and contribute to strengthening the country's response to tuberculosis," Santosh Jha posted on X.

Previously, on September 28, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced that Ne...