Restore Hope Project donates surgical equipment to LRH
The Tarana Foundation donated orthopaedic surgical and medical equipment worth over Rs. 4.6 million to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital Operating Theatre on March 15 under their Restore Hope Project. The Hospital’s subspecialty unit of Paediatric Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Theatre is urgently in need of equipment to perform the full spectrum of paediatric orthopaedic surgery and treatment to help those children having complicated orthopaedic issues to be cured from their deformities and disorders to lead normal lives.
The majority of children who are brought for treatment are from low socio-economic backgrounds whose families are unable to afford the implants that are needed. Many come with various orthopaedic complications and deformities from birth and trauma from accidents.
At a media conference held at the Operation Theatre Conference Room, Chairperson, Tarana Foundation Suranjani Wickremeratne and Co-Chair of the Restore Hope project Ann Amaratunga handed over the equipment and implants to the LRH officials. Director of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital Dr. G. Wijesuriya, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Sunil Wijesinghe, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Dimuthu Tennakoon, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Spine Dr. Nirmal Marasinghe and Medical Officer Planning Dr. Savithri Dharmarathne and Tarana Foundation volunteers were present.
The Restore Hope project target was to raise Rs. 22 million initially. The first phase of the project successfully secured essential surgical equipment and instruments which consists mostly of implants.
Suranjani Wickremeratne, Chairperson, Tarana Foundation said Rs 4.6 million was raised during the first phase from local and overseas donations and thanked all donors saying that every rupee collected has been utilized to support the project.
Co-Chair of the Restore Hope, Ann Amaratunga said the project was conceived after a personal encounter with the LRH when she took her daughter there after taking her to many other hospitals. She appealed to the media to carry the message across so that others who wish to support can either make a donation to Tarana or directly provide the required equipment to the Hospital.
The LRH doctors appreciated the initiative taken by the Tarana Foundation to help the LRH with equipment for the newly built Orthopaedic Surgery unit.
Donations can be made to Tarana Foundation, Children’s Hospital Fund HNB A/C 003020850835
For more information, see: https://www.taranafoundation.org/donations/restorehope/ or contact Ann Amaratunga on tel: 0768629294, or email annsamaratunga@gmail.com