Over 1,000 children in Sri Lanka are currently awaiting life-saving heart surgeries, but a new collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the Rotary Club of Colombo West seeks to offer renewed hope to some of them.
Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed yesterday (11) at the Health Ministry, 50 children suffering from congenital heart diseases will undergo surgery at Amrita Hospital in Kochi, India. The agreement was signed by Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Anil Jasinghe and Rotary Club of Colombo West President K. P. Nagaraja, as part of a Rotary Global Project jointly supported by the Rotary Clubs of Colombo West and Cochin West.
According to the Ministry, the initiative aims to ease the country’s long waiting lists and ensure that children in critical need receive timely, life-saving medical care. Eligible patients will be identified through medical assessments conducted by specialists from the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo.
This marks the second phase of the program. Two years ago, 60 Sri Lankan children successfully underwent heart surgeries at Amrita Hospital, returning home healthier and giving their families a fresh sense of hope and relief.
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