Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- The newly upgraded Dr. Neville Fernando Memorial Air Force Hospital in Malabe was officially inaugurated on November 9 following renovations carried out with the contribution of the Sri Lanka Air Force.

The hospital was declared open at a ceremony held at the invitation of Air Force Commander Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe.

The event included the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and an inspection tour of the hospital premises.

The redevelopment follows the approval of a joint Cabinet paper presented alongside President and Minister of Defence Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Under the new management arrangement, the temporary structure that had been in place since the Government acquired the hospital in 2017 has been ...