ComBank supports healthcare sector in Sri Lanka

More than 16 government hospitals and Medical Officers of Health (MOH) offices in Sri Lanka have received medical equipment and personal protective gear to date under an initiative implemented by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations made by the Bank’s CSR Trust to ensure the safety of caregivers, enhance the quality of healthcare experienced by patients, and help curb the spread of the virus include Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits, KN95 face masks, surgical masks, hand sanitizers, Slit lamps, pulse oximeters, multipara monitors and oxygen concentrators. The

Bank’s ongoing healthcare projects under this programme include the donation of office equipment to the MOH office in Karachchi, Kilinochchi; a Haemodialysis Machine to the Nephrology Unit of the District General Hospital in Monaragala; an electrocardiography (ECG) machine to the Divisional Hospital in Palaly and medical equipment to the Base Hospital in Kayts. Besides these donations to enhance medical services offered in the country during the pandemic, Commercial Bank donated Rs 10 million to the National COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund set up by the government of Sri Lanka last year.