Donation of 11 types of Essential Medical Supplies worth 26 Million to Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Sri Lanka

A donation of essential medical supplies worth over 26 Million Sri Lankan Rupees to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo, by IHRC representing the Sri Lankan Muslim Communities in Canada was made through Zam Zam Foundation in Sri Lanka in partnership with IDRF, a Canadian NGO based in Toronto.

Dr. G. Wijesuriya, Director of the Hospital accepted the donation of 11 types of critical medical supplies from Dr. Aslam Hasana Lebbe & Mr. Rimzy Kutubdeen, Directors of IHRC, who attended the event held at the Hospital Auditorium in Colombo on 28th of February 2023. Chairman of Zam Zam Foundation Mufthi Yoosuff Haniffa and Directors together with Ash-sheikh. Arkam Nooramith took part in the symbolic handover ceremony, which was attended by Medical Doctors, Nurses and other stakeholders of the hospital.

The donation which was made on a request from hospital authorities due to the financial crisis in the island nation, resulting in severe shortages in medicine in public hospitals. The donations towards the project were primarily from the Sri Lankan expats in Toronto while its noteworthy to mention that many non-Sri Lankans in Toronto too took part in this worthy cause.

Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, which treats thousands of children annually, is the largest tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka exclusively treating and managing children from all parts of the country. The hospital director in his remarks to the audience mentioned that the donations received from IHRC, through IDRF and Zam Zam Foundation, was sufficient for continuous critical care of children in the hospital for approximately 06 months. He and the other consultants appreciated the donation.