HEALING THE HEARTS OF 50 PRECIOUS SRI LANKAN CHILDREN

• Published date: 28 May 2022
• Publication title: Colombo Gazette

The Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan, in collaboration with Gift of Life International and with the aid of a generous donation by Linde's Global Giving Program, is pleased to announce the sponsorship of 50 heart surgeries, prioritized for children on the Lady Ridgeway Hospital waiting list and diagnosed with congenital heart disease.This is the second program for the Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan, which successfully facilitated 50 surgeries in 2019/2020 through a Rotary Global Grant initiated and sponsored by Gift of Life International and Gift of Life Sri Lanka, allowing life-changing care for 50 young children and giving them new hope for a happy and healthy future.

Rotary Club of Colombo Metropolitan Past President and Heart Surgery Project Chair Dinali Dandeniya stated, "We are truly thankful for the generous donation by Linde's Global Giving Program, which continues to support the Rotary Club's on-going work to allow these children chances for normal and healthy lives. These timely interventions rescue children from the risk that their ailments will develop into far more serious, even fatal conditions.

"The children will be operated on by healthcare professionals at two of Sri Lanka's leading private hospitals, Asiri Surgical and Lanka Hospital in Colombo. Lady Ridgeway Hospital will continue to provide follow-up care to each patient post-operatively to ensure they are on the road to a...