Litro donates 600 oxygen cylinders to help fight COVID-19

Litro Gas Lanka and Litro Gas Terminal Lanka Chairman/CEO Theshara Jayasinghe handing over the donation of medical oxygen cylinders to Ministry of Health Director – Medical Supplies Division Dr. H.M.K. Wickremanayake

Litro Gas Lanka Ltd. recently donated a consignment of oxygen cylinders to the national healthcare sector to empower efforts to manage and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The first batch of 145 out of 600 medical oxygen cylinders were handed over to Ministry of Health Director – Medical Supplies Division Dr. H.M.K. Wickremanayake by the CEO/Chairman of Litro Gas Lanka and Litro Gas Terminal Lanka Theshara Jayasinghe on 21 September under the first phase of the program.

Jayasinghe said: “We consider it our utmost responsibility to give back to the general public of Sri Lanka, especially as a State- Owned Enterprise; ensuring public welfare is in the very DNA of our organisation. Being able to assist the state at this juncture is a true privilege. We are confident having necessary resources at their disposal will serve to empower the healthcare frontline workers to continue delivering an optimally efficient service.” 

“We believe Litro sets a great precedent, especially as a State-run enterprise, by giving back to the public of Sri Lanka. We appreciate their generous gesture and hope the organisation will continue to extend their fullest corporation to the local healthcare sector in managing the global pandemic,” said Dr. H.M.K.  Wickremanayake said when receiving the consignment of cylinders on behalf of the Ministry of Health.