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Dr Siri Kannangara: A Life of Service in Australia-by Michael Roberts Special Dhamma Sermon in Memory of late Dr Siri Kannangara, Lankarama Sydney 11 – 06 -2024 at 7:00 pm Sydney time (2:30 pm Sri Lanka time) Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ Meeting ID: 853 3556 9014 Passcode: 447139 YouTube Live Stream: https://youtube.com/live/rSL8Xq-EQF4?feature=share Source:Thuppahis The volume of sighs and messages that erupted when news of Dr siri Kannangara’s demise reahced the air waves speaks volumes for the regard with which he was held. I haad occasion to interact with him way way back when writing about our Sri Lankan cricketers and  athletes. Alas, my memory has not retained the details. But there is plenty of meaningful detail in the items that are referred to below ….. and we can be certain that there will be a volume of Vales that tell the world about Siri’s outreach. Dr Palitha Ganewatte:  “Vale Dr Siri ...

Jun 9, 2024 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Many Sri Lankan Private Hospitals. – By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando Despite all the consumer items going up in prices on a daily basis, so are the channeling services in private hospitals. It varies from hospital to hospital!  For example , especially in Colombo hospitals, there are rumors floating about that the Nawaloka hospital is facing the brink of bankruptcy, but once one enters the hospital , it could be seen full of patients in every corner all the time! In Nawaloka there is a particular charge at the rate of Rs.4000.00 ( for a professor of Nephrologist  (the one who deals with  one’s kidneys) where the Hospitals charges vary from 1300 to for other specialists. This  exorbitant  amount is known as the ‘Professor’ , a distinguished title which is known for the specialists for this discipline. This extra charge of Rs.4000, (hospital charge for channelizing extra and a service ...

Mar 1, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Tilak S Fernando Tagged , , , , ,
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Campaign to send ICU Beds to Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan Community In Brisbane – update     Dear All,  Again thank you for your contribution to the FSOQ appeal to send urgently needed ICU beds to Sri Lankan hospitals. The community support for our campaign has being overwhelming. Currently our collection stands at $41,000.00 and growing! With this collection we can now plan to send 12 containers ($3000+ shipping insurance= $3300 each ) which means 720 beds. As this project is an ongoing one, we will keep the campaign open. For your information, over the last few years we have sent around 3000 beds to Sri Lanka that are serving emergency and ICU wards in hospitals all over island including remote locations such as Jaffna, Batticaloa and Vavuniya (in addition to Western province). You will be pleased to know that our first shipment from this funding is scheduled for ...

Jun 28, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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