Nawaloka Hospitals PLC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gift of Life Sri Lanka, to initiate a program in pediatric cardiac surgery. Gift of Life Sri Lanka is a charitable organisation with a focus on providing surgical care to children born with heart defects, at no cost to the patient or family. Nawaloka Hospitals has agreed to participate in the program as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) outreach.
The program will be coordinated and implemented in conjunction with Lady Ridgeway Hospital consultant pediatric cardiologist Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe and Consultant paediatric cardiac surgeons.
Chairman, Nawaloka Hospitals, Jayantha Dharmadasa, Director/General Manager Nawaloka Hospitals, Prof. Lal Chandrasena, President Gift of Life Sri Lanka, Jay Liyanage, Vice President Gift of Life Sri Lanka, Asoka Wickremasinghe, Director Gift of Life Sri Lanka, Mrs. Theresa Liyanage and Cardiac Surgeon, Nawaloka Hospital, Dr. Santusht Perera were present during the signing of the agreement.