The Northern Humanitarian Operations Medal was a Sri Lankan campaign medal for action during Eelam War IV, presented to: The Minister of Defence, the deputy Minister of Defence, the Defence Secretary, Service Commanders and the Inspector General of Police, by virtue of their appointments, All service personnel on active service during the period covering 26 February 2007 – 18 May 2009 and had been formally recommended by their service commanders, All police personnel who served in the Eastern theater of operations during the specified period and formally recommended by the Inspector General of Police, Civilians employed by the armed services who served in the Eastern theater during the specified period and formally recommended by the relevant authority, and Civilian medical staff employed by the armed services who were physically present in the Eastern theater for a minimum period of seven days during the specified period and had been formally recommended by the relevant authority. Wikipedia