SLAF modifies Homagama base hospital ward to treat COVID-19 patients
April 11, 2020On a request received from the Homagama Base Hospital, a team of civil engineering personnel from the Civil Engineering Wing (CEW) at Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Base Katunayake was deployed to modify Ward No 1 of the Hospital, which is be used to treat COVID-19 suspected patients.
On the instructions of the SLAF Commander Air Marshal Sumangala Dias and under the guidance of the Directorate of Civil Engineering of the SLAF team of engineering personnel comprising of an Officer and 10 Airmen completed the modification of the ward within 3- days.
The funding for the project was provided by well-wishers in the Homagama area while the SLAF provided the required manpower and engineering expertise to complete the project.
