Part 2: Vavuniya and Padaviya

Posted on April 22, 2009

The next delivery is scheduled for early May and will cover Vavuniya and Padaviya Hospitals.  A date will be fixed as soon as our imported items arrive.

Medical Imports

All credit to ACT Member Govinda Tidball whose close relationship with an international aid organisation has led to their anonymous donation (their 2nd to ACT) of over $60,000 in medical supplies.

Based on the shortfalls noticed and lists provided by doctors at the scene, ACT will raise the following aid:

Vavuniya & Padaviya Hospital Delivery List

For kids:

  • Pedia Sure
  • Nan 1 & 2/LACTOGEN
  • Nutrigen
  • Anchor 1+
  • Nebulisers
  • Pediatric Nebulising Masks
  • Domperidome Syrup/Suppositories
  • Volteron suppositories, for kids
  • Blood Pressure Monitors, for kids
  • Anti-biotics
  • Painkillers
  • Kids clothes

For Adults

  • Roll up mattresses
  • Bed pans
  • Adult Diapers
  • Macintoshes
  • Sterilised Gauze/Dressings
  • Housecoats/Sarongs
  • Local Applications (Fucidin, Soframycin etc)
  • Drugs (Anti-bios, Painkillers)
  • Rehydration Salts (Jeevani)
  • IV Stands
  • High-energy Supplements

How To Help

We need to buy goods and put them on trucks up North. You can contribute either money or goods.

Donations

If you’re in Sri Lanka please contact Krishni at accounts@actlanka.org. Internationally please make a wire transfer to our NDB account, but do make a personal contact first.

Goods

You can drop-off goods at the location below. You can also contact Michelle (medicines@actlanka.org) or Tamara (supplies@actlanka.org) for wholesale purchasing and better pricing.

Collection Point (Mon-Fri, 9-5)

Radhika Philip/ACT
c/o Investor Access Asia
60, Fifth Lane
Colombo 3

Please contact Neesha (inventory@actlanka.org) prior to delivery.

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