ChildFund Sri Lanka presented life-saving medical equipment to the value of 8,100,000 to save lives to the Ministry of Health Sri Lanka recently.
The medical equipment including 35 heavy duty nebulizers and six multipara monitors is the first consignment to be presented as an initial phase, and intended to support the nation in combat the pandemic, especially helping patients with respiratory issues.
The equipment was presented by Country Manager and Program Director of ChildFund Sri Lanka, Nalaka Siriwardena to Director General Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardane and Director General, NGO Secretariat, Raja Gunarathne at the Ministry of Health premises in Colombo recently. Manager, Grant Post Award, Roshan Delabandara and Administrative Assistant Fedro Suren, representing ChildFund Sri Lanka were also present.
ChildFund Country Manager, Nalaka Siriwardena said, “Our donation aims to support health personnel by providing them with the tools to fight against the virus.
This donation is another symbol of our commitment to local communities and also a sign of our gratitude and recognition to the challenges being faced by health personnel in these unprecedented times.”