Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of India to obtain a grant for the procurement of 100 fully equipped ambulances for the 1990 Suwa Seriya National Emergency Ambulance Service.

The 1990 Suwa Seriya service was launched in 2016 with financial grant assistance from the Indian Government and was expanded nationwide by 2018.

The free emergency ambulance service operates around the clock across all districts, handling between 1,000 and 1,200 emergency patient transportations daily.

The existing fleet of 322 ambulances covers approximately nine million kilometres annually, resulting in increased mechanical defects and wear and tear, accordin...