Maldives Will Start Air Ambulance Service To Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Maldives will start an air ambulance service to Sri Lanka for its citizens in need of serious emergency medical treatment.

Maldives Transport and Aviation Services Minister Mohamed Ameen and Sri Lanka's Ports and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva discussed the arrangement in Colombo on Tuesday.

"We had successful discussions in fostering the relationship between our two ministries. We have specifically agreed upon creating a framework for immediate approval process between the Maldives and Sri Lanka on urgent requirements, specifically on medevac flights," Ameen said in a social media post.

Sri Lankan online media reported the air ambulance service, to be used for promptly transferring Maldivian patients to Colombo in case of health emergencies, will start on March 1.
-- BERNAMA