KPMG donates equipment to SJGH

KPMG Ford, Rhodes, Thornton & Co. recently made a donation of medical equipment to the value of over seven hundred thousand rupees to the nephrology ward of the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital (SJGH). The equipment including a multi parameter dialysis monitor and a three channel ECG machine was provided as a contribution aimed at improving health care to needy patients who make regular use of the hospital and also aimed at providing for faster diagnosis and monitoring of patients.

Former Senior Partner of the firm Rajan Asirwatham presented the equipment to Dr. Chula Herath, Consultant of the Nephrology Unit. Senior Partner Nirmal Fernando and several partners of the firm were present at the time of the handover.

The project was part of KPMG Sri Lanka's commitment to support the communities. The firm in 2006-7 took an initiative of coordinating an effort by KPMG member firms in building five housing villages comprising of a total of over 150 houses for tsunami victims who were displaced due to the tsunami calamity.

In addition to the disaster relief assistance provided by the KPMG Foundation in Sri Lanka, the Firm used themes like Education, Environment and Children to encourage its people to engage with the local communities to achieve its' Corporate Citizenship goals. This is one such social need identified by the outgoing Senior Partner Rajan Asirwatham and the firm responded in a meaningful manner to assist the nephrology unit of Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital to benefit the people patronizing this hospital.