Contributions to date (06/02/05)

Help provided during the acute phase

• Antibiotics to Galle hospital (expensive antibiotics not normally provided by the Department of Health)
• Items for distribution (medical and related) amongst displaced people in camps in the south and south west
• Items to be distributed to displaced people in Pothuvil camp (East)
• Water pumps and purification unit to Batticaloa
• Nebulisers to a hospital in the east
• ECG machine to Tangalle Hospital to deal with acute medical emergencies

Medium term projects - selected from requests made to MASL

• Lions Club of Colombo Midcity project:
  SL Link: Lions club Midcity Colombo through MASL SL committee
  MASL Coordinator - Bernard Arambepola
  Estimated cost £2000
  • To provide assistance for children affected by Tsunami (up to 200 children initially - to be reviewed subsequently) -
     
• Providing secure “family” environment for Orphaned children, through small units:
  SL link: Professor Harendra Silva, Chair, National Child Protection Agency
  MASL Coordinator: Dr Kanthi Sarathchandra
  Support for the first year at an estimated cost of £4000 and review subsequently (to continue to fundraise for this project that needs £4000 per annum)
   
• Venamulla house rebuilding project (£30,000 donated)
  MASL Coordinator: Dayasiri Muthumala
  SL Link: Colombo Friend In Need Society, Sri Lanka
  Project estimated to be around £10,000 - 20,000

ECG Machine being donated to Tangalle Hospital (in the picture are Mr Asoka Gunasekera, Dr & Mrs Jayaratne on behalf of Medical Aid to Sri Lanka with the District Medical Officer, Tangalle Hospital

A range of items donated to Potuvil Camp for displaced people