Srilanka, June 15 -- A programme to upgrade the essential medical equipment, machinery, and technical infrastructure at the Ragama Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital has been implemented.

The first batch of repaired, modernised, and re-engineered equipment was officially handed over to the hospital recently under this programme.

All equipment including IR Timers with Power Supply, Industrial Ovens, Patient Standing Aid Units, Multi Monitors, Grinder Machine Control Panels, Power Unit of a Tilting Bed, Tilting Bed Controller, Heat Gun and Rotary Tool had been scheduled for repairs.

But repairs had been delayed and the equipment had been out of use for a long time due to very high estimates submitted for some items, some manufactu...