Global Action donates medical equipment

Global Action, Sri Lanka donated a consignment of medical equipment to the Sri Lanka Navy on last Thursday. Navy Commander Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe received the donated medical items from the representative of Global Action, Sri Lanka at a function held in the Auditorium of SLNS Parakrama in Colombo.

Many high ranking Naval Officers and representatives of Global Action, Sri Lanka were also present. The consignment of donated items sent by the Salvation Army Humanitarian Aid, Sweden, one of Global Action's partner organisations, includes a mobile X-ray machine, electrically-operated hospital beds, an operation table, medical tents, wheel chairs and a generator.

The medical equipment is for the use in various Naval establishments set up by the Sri Lanka Navy in the North and East to provide medical care to IDPs and service personnel Global Action, Sri Lanka also donated a consignment of medical equipment to the Sri Lanka Navy last year.National Director, Global Action, Sri Lanka, Lal N Withanage, also donated four Fiberglass boats and three Suzuki 15 HP outboard motors valued around Rs. one million to the Navy recently.

This is the fifth occasion that Global Action has made donations to the Sri Lanka Navy for humanitarian activities.Meanwhile, Samurdhi Bank of Malabe also donated medical equipment to the Navy on this occasion.