More than 16 government hospitals and Medical Officers of Health (MOH) offices around the country 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 beneficiary hospitals include the District Base Hospitals in Tissamaharama, Homagama, and Teldeniya, General Hospitals in Kandy and Kegalle, the Teaching Hospital in Peradeniya, National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo, the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in Colombo, the MOH offices in Matale and Puttalam, and the Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine. Commenting on the Bank’s latest initiative relating to the healthcare sector, Commercial Bank Managing Director Mr S. Renganathan said: “We remain steadfast in our commitment to support the country and especially the healthcare sector in these unprecedented times. We consider it a duty to play an active role in helping the people and institutions at the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19. A committed supporter of healthcare sector of the country, the Bank donated critical care equipment to six hospitals in 2019 alone and has to date played a key role in providing infrastructure and critical care equipment to over 50 state-owned children’s and maternity hospitals.
