Between 20 December 2007and 31 January 2008, the ICRC:

Jaffnadistrict: Prostheses and mobility aids were provided to more than 30 patients, 26 of whom were amputees. Almost 50 patients, accompanied by 40 caretakers and 12 medical officers from the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, were flown to Colomboon ICRC-chartered flights. Routine vaccines, 180 medical samples and medical equipment were also flown between Jaffnaand Colomboon a weekly basis for use at several health facilities.
- Vavuniya district: The ICRC continued to facilitate the Ministry of Health immunization programme and prenatal care in Vavuniya North, where more than 250 children were vaccinated and over 65 women received routine prenatal care.
assisted displaced people and returnees
- Batticaloa district: The ICRC distributed 790 hygiene kits, 100 baby parcels, 770 kits containing essential household items, over 1,000 mosquito nets, around 600 farm implements and more than 1,310 complementary food parcels to 8,300 returnees.
- Trincomalee district: Around 920 hygiene kits, 370 baby parcels, 130 kits of essential household items, 655 tarpaulins and 1,465 complementary food parcels were distributed to 15,000 returnees.
- Kilinochchi district:The ICRC distributed 65 kitchen sets, 60 hygiene kits, 20 baby parcels, 65 tarpaulins, 85 mosquito nets and 65 sets of essential household items to 260 displaced persons.
- Vavuniya district: The ICRC provided 110 displaced persons with 40 tarpaulins, 15 hygiene parcels, 10 baby parcels, 15 kitchen sets and 15 kits of essential household items.
- Jaffnadistrict:Farm implements were distributed to over 7,000 people.
- Anuradhapuradistrict:Around 1,060 sets of essential household items, a number of hygiene parcels and tarpaulins and about 1,200 kitchen sets were distributed to 4,800 people displaced by floods.
improved living conditions and access to water
- Batticaloa district:The ICRC provided tarpaulins to690 families in the Chenkalady division and shelter materials to almost 320 returnees in the villages of Koppavely and Rugam·.
- Jaffnadistrict: 16 toilets and three septic tanks were built or renovated in the Krishnan Kovil. Another 12 toilets and two septic tanks were built or renovated in Yogapuram, Kopay division.
- Trincomalee district: The ICRC cleaned more than 25 wells in Srimangalapura and constructed seven toilets for the displaced from Mutur East. Tarpaulins and shelter materials were given to returnees in Uppural and Seenanwely.
- Kilinochchi district: Five toilets were renovated at the Mulankavil Divisional hospital, and eight hand pumps were repaired in six villages and two schools.
- Mannar district: Close to 90 shelters were constructed for displaced persons in Musali.
worked to enhance respect for international humanitarian law
- More than 235 civilians, including university students, NGO staff and community leaders, and almost 95 navy personnel attended sessions on humanitarian law and ICRC work.
- provided support for National Society disaster preparedness, tracing and dissemination work
- Around 30 volunteers from the Mullaitivu branch of the Sri Lanka Red Cross society were trained in tracing work.
- Another 12 volunteers in Mannar and Vavuniya districts were trained to clean wells and build shelters.