THE REMAINS OF A DECEASED PERSON WERE AIRLIFTED BY SLAF FROM BADULLA TO COLOMBO FOR ORGAN RETRIEVAL
10:49am on Monday 31st October 2022
In keeping with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Sri Lanka Air Force and the Ministry of Health, the remains of a deceased person who met with an accident were airlifted from a Bell- 412 helicopter converted to an air ambulance from Badulla General Hospital to Sri Lanka National Hospital Colombo today (31 October 2022) to retrieve vital organs.
 
It is expected to donate these vital organs to required recipients and specifically for the heart transplant surgery to be conducted by National Hospital, Colombo. The No.04 Squadron SLAF Base Ratmalana successfully accomplished this operation under the guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana.

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