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Serving the people

Distribution of stationary for school children

Facilitating the school children in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka Navy donated school books for needy children in Trincomalee District recently (26th April) under the patronage of the Commander Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe.

Stationary packs were gifted to 127 selected students of below mentioned schools located in the Trincomalee District.

• Kuniththivu Navalar School in Sampoor
• Kuniththivu Navalar Pre-School
• Thissa Maha Vidyalaya
• Rewatha Childrens' School

Community welfare programme was extended in association with an Australian resident Mr. Nelson Priyarathne who comes from New South Wales, with a view of uplifting the educational background of the students in Trincomalee District. Philanthropic gesture of personal coming forward from abroad to help Trincomalee based children by spending their hard-earned money is praiseworthy and exemplary.

Free medical clinics for newly resettled families in Mannar

Under the direction of the Commander North Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral Dayananda Nanayakkara, a series of medical clinics has been conducted in Mannar for the benefit of the resettled Tamil civilians on 03rd and 21st April 2013.

The caring initiative, which has received wide acclaim due to its immense popularity amongst the beneficiaries, was implemented on the instructions of Director General Health Services continuing its community based welfare oriented programmes.

The free medical clinics launched by the Navy medical doctors and personnel in attendance, concluded successfully with patients walking in including more then 200 children from the Roman Catholic School in Uchchamunai and civil population of Mollikulam, Uchchamunai, Kayakkuli and Karadakkuli located in the Mannar District.

Several communicable and non communicable diseases were treated at primary health care level. All the medicines, dental treatments, nutrition supplements and basic laboratory investigations were also provided free of charge. All that attended expressed their heart-felt gratitude to the Navy emphasizing the fact that the medical clinics were of immense benefit to them since they satisfied a long felt need.

M/S Interpharma Pharmaceuticals, Sanmed Pharmaceutical and Thriposha Lanka Limited extended their supportive hands to accomplish the mission.

Stationary Distribution
Free Medical Clinic