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NHSL commends Hemas on donation of PCR laboratory machine Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
The National Hospital of Sri Lanka was recently gifted their first PCR machine, to improve the efficiency of patient care amidst a global pandemic.
The PCR machine being available at the hospital which treats and cares for individuals with many life-threatening situations, will allow for quick detection and prompt treatment that help these patients’ chances of successfully fighting the virus if contracted.
The management of Hemas gifted this state-of-the-art BIO-RAD machine for PCR testing understanding this timely need.
Dr. Stanley Amarasekera, Immediate Past President of Sri Lanka College of Cardiology and Consultant Cardiologist of NHSL said, “Till recently, there was no necessity for a PCR machine atNHSL as it was not categorized as a COVID-19 prevalent hospital. Through this machine, the hospital is able to carry out the tests in house, which reduces the burde
Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 11:01 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 22, Colombo: At the request of the Sri Lanka Cardiologists Association, the Hemas Holdings donated a PCR machine worth Rs. 05 million to the Colombo National Hospital to improve the efficiency of patient care amidst a global pandemic.
No PCR tests have been conducted at the Colombo National Hospital so far and with the receipt of this first PCR machine donated to the hospital today (22) at the auditorium of the Ministry of Health, it will be possible to conduct PCR tests at the Colombo National Hospital in the future.
The donation was made to Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi by Murtaza Esufally, Chairman, Hemas Hospital, Jude Fernando, Managing Director and Kasturi Wilson, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.