Rs four million ward for Seruwila hospital
The Seva Vanitha Unit of the Foreign Affairs Ministry recently made a
donation of Rs. four million to the Health Ministry for the construction
of a 20 bed ward for women and children at the Seruwila hospital in
Trincomalee, making its total contribution to the Seruwila hospital to
be more than Rs. six million.
On December 16 Foreign Ministry Seva Vanitha Unit Secretary Deepthi
Bogollagama, handed over this donation to Healthcare and Nutrition
Ministry at a ceremony attended by Foreign Affairs Minister Rohitha
Bogollagama and members of the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Foreign Affairs
Ministry. The construction of the ward is carried out by CECB under the
supervision of the Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry.
The Seva Vanitha Unit has recently made several donations to the
Health Ministry for the benefit of rural hospitals. In 2008, it donated
medical equipment to the Intensive Care Unit of the Nikaweratiya Base
Hospital that included a defibrillator, CT Scan machine and a CTG
machine. The total contribution by the Seva Vanitha Unit to Nikaveratiya
hospital stands at Rs. five million.
During 2009, the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Foreign Ministry undertook
several humanitarian and development projects utilising the financial
contributions made by its sub units attached to the Sri Lanka Missions
abroad. In April, the Seva Vanitha Unit donated food supplies worth
approximately Rs. 2.5 million for the benefit of civilians displaced in
the north that included 25,000 packets each of samaposha, biscuits,
nutritional drinks and 20 large water storage tanks. In response to an
appeal made by the Mayor, the Seva Vanitha recently made a financial
donation worth Rs. four million for the renovation and upgrading of
libraries and reading rooms in the Sri Jayewardenepura Municipal Council
area.
Arrangements are made to obtain books for these libraries from the
Asia Foundation under their ‘Books for Asia’ project. The Seva Vanitha
Unit has earmarked to fund a housing scheme for service personnel and
for the purchase of artificial limbs for civilians affected by the
conflict.
At the recent Annual General Meeting held on December 15, the Seva
Vanitha Unit decided to expand its assistance for the welfare of the
employees of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
In addition to the regular contributions made in aid of medical and
other humanitarian needs of the members of the staff, the Seva Vanitha
Unit decided to provide vouchers for the purchase of shoes and establish
a scholarship scheme for higher education to benefit children of
employees of the Foreign Ministry staff. |