India’s Aarogya Maitri BHISHM Cube Becomes Lifeline in Cyclone-Hit Sri Lankan Town

By A Staff Reporter

India’s humanitarian medical platform, the Aarogya Maitri BHISHM Cube, emerged as a key source of relief in the cyclone-ravaged periphery of Indivitiya in Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka, where severe flooding left regular healthcare services inaccessible. According to MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, the Indian medical intervention was deployed as part of a coordinated operation involving Sri Lanka’s Medical Services and the Air Force Hospital in Katunayake.

In an area where community spaces had been submerged or rendered unusable, an open public ground was rapidly converted into a fully functioning medical centre. The BHISHM Cube, designed for rapid disaster-response deployment, enabled multi-OPD services, laboratory diagnostics, X-ray facilities and a minor operation theatre. This capability allowed medical teams to attend to a wide range of cases despite the surrounding disruption.

Over 300 patients reportedly received timely care, including treatment for flood-related injuries and essential outpatient consultations. Many residents, cut off from regular clinics due to waterlogging and infrastructure damage, depended entirely on the temporary centre for immediate assistance.