Introduction
Government hospitals in Sri Lanka work under severe financial constrains. While the government provides basic needs of these hospitals there are many other needs which could improve the overall services as well as to help save lives of patients. This web site will hopefully try to rectify some of these difficulties for the benefit of the patients. This was started as a pilot project at Colombo South Teaching Hospital with the authorisation of the secretary to Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka.
The Disaster Management Ward at Colombo South Hospital, was in the forefront of treating hundreds of innocent civilian victims of terrorism. Our thanks go out to the hospital staff for saving many precious lives under these trying conditions. It will continue to receive patients from many disasters such as road traffic accidents and other calamities in and around Colombo. The hospital Director has sent a list of equipment which could be purchased from companies in Sri Lanka to improve the services in this ward as well as in other wards and units across the hospital. If you wish to donate, please purchase and hand these over to the hospital director Dr. Anil Jasinghe
Read about Colombo South Teaching Hospital
Web Site Information
- This web site has been authorised by the Secretary to the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka.
- APSL will only be a facilitator by listing and managing the web site.
- This web site has no authority to handle or accept any financial donations.
Information To Donors
1. These lists have been approved by the Director of Colombo South Teaching Hospital ( CSTH)
2. The donated items will be accepted by a nominee of the CSTH Director before handing over to the respective units and will follow the usual procedures in accepting such items to hospitals.
3. The hospital director has authorised accepting only new medical equipment.
4. We recommend that donors purchase these items using local companies in Sri Lanka. List of companies are listed below. Please contact them via their respective web sites or telephone numbers.
5. If you decide to donate an item in advance please recheck once again just before purchasing to make sure it has not been donated already.
6. The items are a mixture of medical and non medical items of varying costs. Approximate costs of medical items are given where possible.
7. Donors are urged to inform this web site once an item is donated to update lists to prevent duplications of donations.
8. If you wish, you could donate part of the requirement. E.g.- if 5 blood pressure apparatus are needed you could donate even 1
How To Donate An Item
- Decide on an item you wish to donate
- Any other item you could contact the any of the listed company ( or any other) via e mail or telephone. E mailing all companies may be an easy way to get the best quote.
- Purchase and hand over to Dr Anil Jasinghe, Director, Tel: +9411 276 7161. If you are abroad you could ask a contact person in Sri Lanka to purchase and hand over or you could request the company to hand over directly to the hospital once company payment is sorted.
- Please note that we have received the required numbers of items highlighted in RED.