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Hameedia continues partnership with Indira Cancer Trust by donating Rs.1 million from its ‘Pink Collection’ sales

Published in Lifestyle and Fashion
Tuesday, 06 December 2022 01:37
Businesscafe - Hameedia, Sri Lanka's leading menswear brand that is synonymous with style and quality, donated Rs.1 million to Indira Cancer Trust (ICT) at a ceremony organised recently, continuing the strong partnership built in the recent years between both organisations. ...
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Amelie and Daniel Linsey Foundation donates equipment worth over USD200,000 to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Published in Healthcare & Insurance
Tuesday, 11 October 2022 16:17
  Businesscafe - Texas based non-profit organization Medical Bridges, together with Amelie and Daniel Linsey Foundation and Capital Trust Properties recently coordinated a donation worth over USD 200,000 of essential medical equipment for patients affected by Covid-19 and other illnesses at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka. ...
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Lina Manufacturing delivers the first ever locally-produced Metered Dose Inhalers to Ministry of Health

Published in Healthcare & Insurance
Friday, 16 September 2022 10:32
  Businesscafe - Further committing to its nation-building efforts, Lina Manufacturing - the pharmaceutical manufacturing segment of Sunshine Healthcare Lanka (SHL), recently delivered its first order of 100% locally formulated and manufactured Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDIs) to the Ministry of Health (MoH). ...
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Airtel enables NIMH Mental Health Helpline 1926 expansion to Whatsapp

Published in Technology
Tuesday, 30 August 2022 09:10
Businesscafe - The nation’s preferred telco among youth, Airtel Lanka in partnership with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), announced a major expansion of the 1926 Mental Health Helpline to now include a dedicated Whatsapp service. ...
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Jayam Wijayaratnam’s legacy lives on in gift of 100-bed cancer hospital

Published in Healthcare & Insurance
Friday, 08 July 2022 11:44
  Businesscafe - A 100-bed, purpose-built cancer hospital was gifted to the people of Sri Lanka today in a poignant tribute to the memory and legacy of philanthropy of one of Negombo’s most-loved former citizens – the late Jayam Wijayaratnam, a former Deputy Mayor and a third-generation businessman of the coastal metropolis. ...
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INSEE Cement Donates 10,000 EPO Vaccinations for Anaemic Kidney Patients in Sri Lanka

Published in Living
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 14:33
  Businesscafe - INSEE Cement, Sri Lanka’s largest and leading cement manufacturer handed over 10,000 doses of Erythropoietin (EPO) vaccinations to the Ministry of Health today to address the shortage of medicine resulting from Sri Lanka’s current economic crisis. ...
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Sri Lankan Ministry of Health collaborates with University of Huddersfield, UK

Published in Healthcare & Insurance
Wednesday, 27 April 2022 03:37
  Businesscafe - Over 100 policy makers and scientists gathered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other communicable diseases, such as dengue and malaria. ...
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Pharma industry welcomes the move to adjust price on Paracetamol; reminds government that other lifesaving drugs also need similar consideration

Published in Healthcare & Insurance
Sunday, 06 March 2022 06:52
  Businesscafe - The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) today commended the Ministry of Health's decision to increase the control price of Paracetamol. ...
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CDB’s support for the National Pandemic Response Surpasses LKR 50Mn

Published in Money
Friday, 11 February 2022 15:19
Businesscafe - Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) surpassed LKR 50 Mn in its National Pandemic Response effort which included contributions to the national healthcare system and support of communities impacted during the lockdown. ...
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Nations Team Donate Medical Equipment Towards COVID Response

Published in Money
Saturday, 30 October 2021 02:11
Businesscafe - Nations Trust Bank’s employees have come together to donate essential medical equipment towards the national COVID response, by donating a half a day’s salary in August 2021. ...
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