In brief

Open Heart Surgery

Baby Nethsara of Vendrasenpura, Kantale has been advised by Consultant Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Gamini Ranasinghe to undergo Ventricular Septal Defect Closure (VSD) Open Heart Surgery as soon as possible.

The surgery to be performed at the Apollo Hospital will cost approximately Rs. 425,000.

The patient's parents seek financial assistance which could be remitted to People's Bank, Chatham Street, Colombo 1 - A/c No. 011200171077327.

A+ kidney

D. M. Karunaratne (57), retired Principal and resident of "Primrose ", Dharmasoka Place, Kinigama, Bandarawela and father of three young children is suffering from kidney failure.

Consultant Nephrologist of the General Hospital, Kandy Dr. D. T. D. J. Abeysekara recommends immediate haemodialysis and a kidney transplantation. Karunaratne is in need of a donor with a A+ kidney and also financial help for surgery which is estimated to cost around Rs. 5 to 6 lakhs.

Wellwishers and philanthropists are kindly requested to remit whatever they could afford, to savings account No. 037-2-001-9-2605650 of People's Bank, Bandarawela or any other branch of People's Bank.

For further details please contact: 071-8358012.

Heart patient

M. J. Kamal Abdul Nazeer of 430/4 G Dunuela, Thihariya is suffering from coronary artery disease.

The cost of surgery which will be performed by Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. W. M. G. Weerakoon would be approximately Rs. 600,000 (six hundred thousand rupees), according to Apollo Hospital sources.

He makes an appeal to philanthropists to extend their helping hands by making contribution to Commercial Bank, Nittambuwa Branch A/c No. 8650017542.

Total Knee Replacement

A. L. Chandrasiri of 70/1, Sri Buddhasinghe Rd, Kaluwella, Galle, a father of three school going children has been recommended to undergo total replacement of his left knee, by Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, Dr. A. B. S. Ananda Perera.

Since he will be in need of a prosthesis, which is available in the open market, costs Rs. 450,000, he appeals to the generous public to contribute to his A/c, No. 8120021794 of the Kotahena brach of the Commercial Bank as he cannot find the sum.

Dr. A.M.A. Azeez memorial oration on Nov. 27

The Dr. A.M.A. Azeez memorial oration will be held on Thursday November 27 at 5.00 p.m. at the Dr. A.M.A. Azeez auditorium of the All Ceylon Y.M.M.A., 63, Sri Vajiragnana Mawatha (Dematagoda Road), Maradana, Colombo 10.

Dr. A.C.L. Ameer Ali, Senior Academic of Murdoch University, Western Australia and a distinguished past student of Zahira College of Azeez era will deliver the oration on the subject of "The Muslim Predicament: Some Reflections on Local and International Challenges.

The meeting will be chaired by President of Dr. A.M.A. Azeez Foundation S.H.M. Jameel and National President of the Y.M.M.A. Iflal Abdullah.

A book titled "A.M.A. Azeez - Senate Speeches" containing 520 pages with 80 photographs will also be released on this occasion.

The lecture is open to the public.

SLIAT convocation tomorrow

The Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIAT), of the Ministry of Higher Education will hold its fifth convocation to award diploma certificates to 1700 receivers on tomorrow, Monday Nov. 24 at 9.30 a.m. at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7, under the chairmanship of Prof. Wiswa Warnapala, Minister of Higher Education.

AGM of St. Sylvester's OBA

The annual general meeting of the OBA Colombo branch of St.Sylvester's College Kandy will be held at 10.00 a.m. on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Raja Bojun, Seylan Towers, Galle Road, Colombo 3.