The latest assistance comes as India and Sri Lanka continue to strengthen cooperation in the healthcare sector, including tuberculosis control, primary healthcare and medical infrastructure.

India and Sri Lanka Discuss TB Control

On September 8, 2026, Sri Lankan Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa posted on X about his meeting with India’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda during the 79th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia in Dili, Timor-Leste.

According to Jayatissa, the two sides discussed strengthening tuberculosis control and primary healthcare services, along with expanding technical assistance and knowledge sharing to improve healthcare delivery. India also agreed to continue providing technical and other assistance to strengthen Sri Lanka’s TB-control efforts.

Foundation Stones Laid for Four Major Healthcare Projects 

On September 16, 2026, Sri Lankan Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa posted on X about the foundation-stone ceremonies for four major healthcare infrastructure projects with a combined value of SLR 7,148 million, supported by JICA and the Government of India.

The projects include a Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Complex at Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, a Cardiology Unit at District General Hospital Trincomalee, an Accident and Emergency Unit at District General Hospital Mannar, and a Four-Storey Medical Ward Complex at District General Hospital Mullaitivu.

The projects aim to strengthen access to specialised cardiac care, emergency treatment and inpatient services across Sri Lanka’s Northern, North Central and Eastern provinces.

Santosh Jha Highlights India’s Support for Mannar Hospital

Also on September 16, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha posted on X about the foundation-stone ceremony for a new two-storey Accident and Emergency Unit at District General Hospital, Mannar.

The project is being supported through an Indian grant of SLR 600 million and includes essential medical equipment to help provide timely emergency care during the critical “golden hour.”

Indian Grant Assistance for Mullaitivu Hospital

On the same day, Santosh Jha also posted on X about the foundation-stone ceremony for a four-storey Medical Ward Complex at District General Hospital, Mullaitivu.

The project is being constructed with Indian grant assistance of SLR 600 million. According to the Indian High Commission, the Mannar and Mullaitivu projects each receive SLR 600 million in Indian grant assistance, for a combined total of SLR 1.2 billion.

This version is better because Jaishankar’s name and the September 28 X post are already in the first paragraph, while the later sections introduce new information from Nalinda Jayatissa and Santosh Jha instead of repeating the anti-TB shipment.

 Shefali Verma scored 79 runs in 46 balls with a strike rate of 171.43 and smashed 12 fours and 1 six. 

After this amazing partnership, Richa Ghosh came and struck 40 runs in 16 balls with an amazing strike rate of 250; she smashed 4 fours and 3 sixes. Harmanpreet Kaur made some inning-ending runs, 16 in 10 balls. With this, India ended the inning with the score of 221/2.

In the 2nd inning, Hasini Perera and captain Chamari Athapaththu opened the inning; both tried to give Sri Lanka a massive start. Hasini Perera scored 33 in 20 balls, and the captain only scored a half-century in the inning to make sure that Sri Lanka moved towards victory and scored 52 runs in 37 balls with a strike rate of 140. 

After that, the team tried their best to chase it, but the Indian team bowlers made them stop at 191 for 6 wickets.

And with that, the Indian team won the 4th match in the series.

While bowling, first Renuka Singh Thakur took a 4-wicket haul, which made India’s victory very easy, and Deepti Sharma took a 3-wicket haul, which stopped Sri Lanka at 112 for 7 wickets. Hasini Perera and Imesha Dulani played a tough inning to make sure that Sri Lanka reached 112 runs.

In the 2nd inning, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma opened for India. Samriti lost her wicket at 1 run, but Shefali stood and scored 79 runs in 42 balls with a strike rate of 188.10 and also smashed 11 fours and 3 sixes.

 After Jemimah’s early wicket, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur made some important runs by supporting Shefali Verma and scored 21 runs in 18 balls with a strike rate of 116.67, and with this India won by 8 wickets with 40 balls left.

Officially, Indian women have stolen this 5-match series against the Sri Lankan women.

In that scenario, Sri Lanka’s women scored 121 runs on the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. In the 1st inning, the batting lineup collapsed very badly, and the opener, Vishmi Gunaratne, made 39 runs in 43 balls. 

Kranti Gaud, Deepti Sharma, and Nallapureddy Charani took 3 wickets each, and also 3 sharp run-outs were done by them. And these collective efforts stopped Sri Lanka’s women at 121 runs.

In the 2nd inning, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma opened the inning for Indian Team. Samriti was successful in giving a positive start to India, but Shefali gave her wicket at 9 runs.

Jemimah Rodrigues scored 69 runs in 44 balls and led India towards victory in the game. She was named Player of the Match for her impressive and sharp performance in the match. 
Sri Lanka’s bowlers Inoka Ranaweera and Kawya Kavindi took wickets of the opening batswomen Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma. With the powerful performance of Jemimah Rodrigues, India won the match by 8 wickets and scored 122 runs in 14.4 overs. India leads the series 1-0.