Lankans in Sydney donate hospital beds

Laksaviya Foundation, a charity organisation administered by Sri Lankans in Sydney, Australia, has donated 36 hospital beds including seven hi-tech surgical beds worth Rs. 2 million to the Northern Province health sector.

The Sydney organisation donated the latest hospital beds at a ceremony at the Jaffna General Hospital on Friday. Speaking at the event, Ketheeswaran praised the Security Forces in the North for their contribution towards developing the health sector in the area.

He also expressed his appreciation to the Security Forces for combatting dengue menace in the peninsula, informed sources said.

Dr. Ketheeswaran also mentioned that due to the swift action by the Security Forces, the Maruthankerni hospital in Chempianpattu in the North, which had been in a dilapidated condition, was renovated within a couple of days, paving the way for better medical services in the area.