By Roy Denish.
Lady Ridgeway and Apeksha hospitals urgently need medicines, surgical equipment and laboratory supplies to support critically ill children.
Have you ever looked into the eyes of a sick child lying on a hospital bed, clinging to a fragile dream of tomorrow?
Those eyes hold more than the pain of illness—they carry a silent and desperate plea: “Please, help me survive.”
Today, our nation’s sanctuaries of healing—the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Borella and the Apeksha Hospital in Maharagama—find themselves facing a deeply troubling shortage of critical medical supplies.
Life-saving medicines, essential surgical instruments, and laboratory testing materials needed to care for vulnerable patients are reportedly running dangerously low.
This is not merely a logistical shortage reflected on a spreadsheet; it represents a desperate struggle to protect the lives and futures of patients who depend on these hospitals.
Official records indicate that Lady Ridgeway Hospital urgently requires donations covering 43 categories of life-saving medicines, 61 types of surgical equipment, and 25 essential laboratory testing materials.
Meanwhile, Apeksha Hospital reportedly faces shortages of vital chemotherapy drugs and surgical supplies required by cancer patients, including children fighting for their lives.
“Can you help save the life of a precious child?”
This is not merely a notice echoing through hospital corridors; it is a call for compassion on behalf of some of the country’s most vulnerable patients.
Whether you are a pharmaceutical supplier, local distributor, pharmacy owner, corporate donor, or a compassionate citizen wishing to extend a helping hand, your contribution could make a meaningful difference.
Sri Lanka cannot allow children’s futures to be jeopardised by shortages of essential medicines and medical supplies.
Reach out, contribute where possible, and help provide the lifeline these patients urgently need.
