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From left: Provincial Health Director - Sabaragamuwa Dr. Kapila Kannangara; Unilever Sri Lanka Customer Development Director Aruna Mawilmada; Bio Medical Services Deputy Director-General Janappriya Karunatilleke; Unilever Sri Lanka Head of Media and Activation Channa Tennakoon; Private Secretary to Minister of Health Kanchana Jayaratne; Health Services Director-General Dr. Asela Gunawardena; Ministry of Health Secretary Major General Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe; Ministry of Health Additional Secretary Dr. Sunil de Alwis; and Unilever Sri Lanka Head of Legal and Company Secretary Laksara Marapana
Unilever Sri Lanka has donated 32 oxygen concentrators worth Rs. 10 million to the Ministry of Health, as part of its ongoing efforts to support the Government in managing the prevailing pandemic. Through this partnership, the oxygen concentrators will be made available to relevant government hospitals.
The donation was handed over by Unilever Sri Lanka’s Customer Development Director Aruna Mawilmada, Head of Legal and Company Secretary Laksara Marapana, and Head of Media and Activation Channa Tennakoon to the Ministry of Health Secretary Major General Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe in the Ministry of Health auditorium in the presence of the Private Secretary to the Minister of Health Kanchana Jayaratne, Ministry of Health Additional Secretary Dr. Sunil de Alwis, Director-General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Bio Medical Services Deputy Director-General Janappriya Karunatilleke, and Provincial Health Director - Sabaragamuwa Dr. Kapila Kannangara.
Thanking Unilever for their contribution, Major General Dr. Sanjeewa Munasinghe said: “We are very grateful to Unilever Sri Lanka for their continued support during the pandemic. This donation comes at a crucial time when every possible form of medical support is needed to care for our people. We thank the company for their generous efforts and look forward to more collaborations with Unilever to provide relief and aid to our nation.”
Unilever Sri Lanka Chairperson Hajar Alafifi said: “During these turbulent times, providing quality healthcare services has become the need of the hour. As a company that has ingrained itself into the lives of Sri Lankans for over 83 years, we consider it our duty to support medical efforts aimed at combatting the pandemic.”
Unilever has contributed over Rs. 60 million towards COVID-19 relief efforts since March 2020, with several of its brands at the forefront of public education and safety. Its hygiene brand Lifebuoy has set up 100 Lifebuoy handwashing stations across the island and has been constantly engaging with members of the community to create awareness on hygiene and sanitation.
Unilever’s efforts also include donating funds to the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund and providing personal protective equipment (PPE), ventilators, masks and essential Unilever products to the Government and related bodies working towards preventing the spread of and fighting the pandemic.
