CSR
Commercial Bank donates essential equipment to four hospitals
Four hospitals, including the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital in
Colombo, have been assisted with essential equipment under yet another
community initiative by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon, ending 2012 on a
compassionate note.
Commercial Bank’s CSR initiatives being unvailed |
The latest round of donations began at the Elpitiya Base Hospital
when the Bank donated nebulisers, glucometers, blood pressure monitors,
and other needs to the hospital and installed air conditioning for its
ultrasound room. The donation coincided with the 10th anniversary of the
Bank’s Elpitiya branch.
In December, Commercial Bank extended substantial assistance to the
Operating Theatre of the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital, to the
District Hospital Gampaha and the Base Hospital, Dambadeniya, bringing
to a close its multifaceted CSR agenda for 2012.
The donation to the Lady Ridgeway hospital comprised of a range of
trolleys and essential equipment needed by the institution.
The District Hospital Gampaha received surgical equipment for its
Oral and Maxillofacial Unit, a portable micro monitor, portable LED
light cure machine, tungsten carbide surgical bars and other surgical
implements.
Presentations by officials of Commercial Bank at four hospitals
assisted by the Bank. |
Commercial Bank’s final donation for 2012 was made on 20th December
to the Base Hospital, Dambadeniya, which was presented with a twin probe
cardiography (CTG) machine for its maternity unit.
“These donations exemplify Commercial Bank’s deep entrenched concerns
for the needs of community institutions,” said Mr. Nandika Buddhipala,
Chief Financial Officer/Trustee of Commercial Bank CSR Trust. “While our
flagship projects are in the sphere of education with particular
emphasis on IT and English, the healthcare sector is also an area of
focus, as it is critically important to our promise of a better
tomorrow.”
In earlier projects, the Bank has donated critical care equipment to
the Lady Ridgeway Hospital and the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, provided
bedding and ceiling fans to the Polonnaruwa Base Hospital and made
substantial monetary contributions to repair wards at several other
hospitals.
In the sphere of IT Education, the Commercial Bank has donated
fully-equipped and furnished computer laboratories to more than 65
schools and institutions to date, benefitting more than 35,000 students.
Additionally, the Bank presents scholarships and laptops to 25
undergraduates each year. In September 2012, the Bank further expanded
its commitment to the education sector with the launch of a
national-scale community initiative to take English language education
to children in rural Sri Lanka.
These efforts won Commercial Bank the award for the best CSR project
in the ‘Education & Training’ category at the 2012 Best Corporate
Citizen Awards presented by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
The Bank’s CSR initiatives are prioritised, planned and executed
under the guidance of the Commercial Bank CSR Trust which was
established in 2004. The Bank contributes 1% of its post tax profit
annually towards the Trust’s projects.
Commercial Bank is the largest private bank in Sri Lanka, and
operates a network of 227 computer-linked service points and the
country’s single largest ATM network of 552 terminals. The Bank has been
adjudged ‘Best Bank in Sri Lanka’ for 14 consecutive years by ‘Global
Finance’ Magazine and has won multiple awards as the country’s best bank
from ‘The Banker,’ ‘FinanceAsia,’ ‘Euromoney’ and ‘Trade Finance’
magazines. The Bank’s operations in Bangladesh comprise of 17 service
points. |