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Sri Lanka Army

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27th June 2022 21:45:19 Hours

Consignment of Blood Culture Bottles Donated to Apeksha Hospital

An urgently-needed consignment of blood culture bottles for both adult and children receiving treatment at Maharagama Apeksha Hospital was donated to the hospital this afternoon (27) by Mr Sisira Wijesinghe, Media Adviser of the Army and his family members in response to a recent request projected by the hospital.

Dr Lalith Paddalgoda, Deputy Director at the Apeksha Hospital and hospital's Consultant Microbiologist Dr Samanmali Gunasekera, extending their gratitude for the gesture accepted the consignment (Bactec plus & Peds), worth more than Rs 165,000 from Mrs Kusuma Illukkumbura and Mr Sisira Wijesinghe. Dr (Mrs) Shirly Illukkumbura Wijesinghe was also associated with the occasion.

Dr Sanjaya Perera, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Management Consultant coordinated the donation at the request of Mr Sisira Wijesinghe. Those culture bottles are used in a qualitative procedure for the culture and recovery of anaerobic microorganisms from blood among patients at this hospital.