SriLankan Cares conducts medical camp in Bopaththalawa

21 May 2022 12:44 am Views - 201

 

SriLankan Cares, the community development arm of SriLankan Airlines partnered with Liquid Island (Pvt.) Limited recently and organized a medical camp at Bopaththalawa Sinhala Vidyalaya in Nuwara Eliya to provide complimentary medical care for disadvantaged students and local communities. 

The SriLankan Cares’ medical camp offered doctor consultations and medicine to over 120 patients free of charge with the help of a team of three physicians and two registered nurses. The successful completion of the camp is a demonstration of SriLankan Cares’ continued commitment to lend a hand to those who need it the most. 

Bopaththalawa Sinhala Vidyalaya selected for the project since it is a rural school with minimum facilities in the Central Province. The school currently offers education to 80 students from Grades 1 to 11 (G.C.E. Ordinary Level) and employs 10 teachers. 

All students at the school are from local families including in the farming community and are greatly underprivileged in every aspect. The students and their families have limited access to healthcare facilities, with the nearest hospital located roughly 20 kilometers from their residential area. 

The community development arm of the national carrier, SriLankan Cares actively participates in fundraising and charity activities, with its main focus being the empowerment of children. SriLankan Cares has carried out major development projects in three rural schools in the country, providing buildings and infrastructure such as classrooms, libraries, and computer labs.