Dialog Axiata gifts fully-functional ICU to Homagama Base Hospital
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The new ICU unit donated by Dialog
Dialog Axiata PLC (Dialog), at the request of the Ministry of Health, gifted a fully functional 10 bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to the Homagama Base Hospital this week.
The company said in a media release that in April 2020, Dialog pledged a sum of Rs. 200 million towards the upliftment of Critical Health Infrastructure associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This pledge enabled the commissioning of a 10-bed ICU at the Negombo Hospital as the first step.
The fully functional ICU complex at Homagama Base Hospital is equipped with a negative pressure unit that has been specially designed to effectively handle infectious diseases such as the coronavirus and comes complete with state-of-the-art ICU equipment advancing the hospital’s capability to serve critical patients.
Commenting on this occasion, Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said, “At the beginning of the pandemic, when we reached out to Dialog to support us with our national efforts towards mitigating COVID-19, Dialog pledged Rs. 200 million right away to uplift the country’s critical health infrastructure. The ICU development at Homagama Base Hospital is the latest initiative that has come to fruition as a result of all these efforts for which we, as Sri Lankans, as a nation, are immensely grateful for.”
Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive of Dialog Axiata PLC said, “While we continue to help our communities stay connected, adapt, and get through this pandemic with our inclusive service offerings, this initiative will strengthen our nation’s capacity to respond to public health emergencies. We are thankful to our customers for their loyalty and the confidence placed on Dialog, enabling us to help our country during these challenging times.”