COLOMBO (News 1st); The Heated Humidified Oxygen Therapy Unit manufactured by the Sri Lanka Air Force for the benefit of the patients with respiratory difficulties was officially handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat. The device is capable of delivering temperature-controlled oxygen with full humidity at high capacity to patients with respiratory complications. The Maintenance Unit of the Air Force Engineering Corps manufactured the unit under the guidance of Air Force Commander Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana and supervision of Group Captain Prasanna Martino. 1.5 million would be spent to manufacture the unit, it was completed at a lower cost of Rs.300,000. The functionality of the device was demonstrated to the President during the meeting with the President.

Source: The Nation May 13, 2021 12:45 UTC