Sri Lanka Insurance staff donates PCR machine to Ratnapura Teaching Hospital
Sri Lanka Insurance staff members join hands to contribute towards the effort to donate an essential PCR machine to the Teaching Hospital Ratnapura.
Teaching Hospital Ratnapura is the largest tertiary care hospital in the Sabaragamuwa province administered under the purview of the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. It provides specialised healthcare services mainly to the Sabaragamuwa province, which consists of the Ratnapura and Kegalle districts covering a population of 2,009,000 in an extent of 4968 km2 area. People coming from other provinces such as Uva, Southern and Eastern seek specialised medical care from the hospital.
Understanding the essential requirement of a PCR machine to conduct regular PCR tests in the hospital, staff members of SLIC volunteered to contribute a one-day salary to purchase the machine worth of Rs.5,000,000 approximately. This is yet another initiative of Sri Lanka Insurance to support the mission of battling the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka by reinforcing the state healthcare sector with necessary equipment.
The much-needed machine was donated to the Teaching Hospital Ratnapura on March 30, 2021. Minister of Health Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi, State Minister Janaka Wakkumbura, Governer of Sabaragamuw Province Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, management and staff members of SLIC, management and staff members of Teaching Hospital Ratnapura, were present at the occasion.