A lending hand from kind hearted Hongkongers to the Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital

The Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Hospital at Ragama, is a hospital which treats patients with rheumatologic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and connective tissue disorders as well as rehabilitates patients following stroke, spinal injuries, limb amputations and pediatric patients with syndromes, cerebral palsy and musculoskeletal disorders. And it is the National Centre for Rehabilitation in Sri Lanka. It also consists of Sri Lanka School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (SLSPO), the only training school for Prosthetists and Orthotists in Sri Lanka.

Although some may neglect this ‘differently abled’ lot, Founder of Sri Lankan Buddhist Cultural Centre in Hong Kong (SLBCCHK) and Hon. Religious and Spiritual Advisor, Venerable Sigiriye Sumiththa Thero attended and inspected the activities of this hospital, during a visit to Sri Lanka on May 1, 2022.

He attended the special occasion of official handing over of 20 orthopaedic wheelchairs provided to him by the Benevolence Charity Hall Limited of Hong Kong and taking steps by immediately establishing the SLBCCHK Heal Sri Lanka 2022 Project, considering the current plight of the country, donated the essential items and drugs to the hospital, with the donations received through it.

Inaugurated in 2012, Benevolence Charity Hall Limited of Hong Kong comprises many pious and loving Hongkongers, who are keen to help the third world countries like Sri Lanka. This is not the first time they helped Sri Lanka, but even during the COVID-19 pandemic, they looked upon Sri Lanka with loving kindness. They aim to donate 300 orthopaedic wheelchairs for Sri Lanka and donated 20 wheelchairs worth Rs. 570,000/- to the hospital as the first phase of it.