24th Anniversary Initiative Extends Healthcare Support for Patients at Kalubowila Hospital

Lanka IOC has donated 20 wheelchairs to Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila, adding to wider healthcare-support initiatives that include dialysis equipment, medicines and accessibility assistance across Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s public healthcare sector has received further support with Lanka IOC PLC donating 20 wheelchairs to Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila, as the company marks its 24th anniversary of operations in Sri Lanka.

The donation is intended to assist patients requiring mobility support while helping the hospital address an important practical need in day-to-day patient care.

The initiative forms part of Lanka IOC’s ongoing community-support programme and comes as the company enters its silver-jubilee year in Sri Lanka.

Long-Standing Support for Colombo South Teaching Hospital

The latest wheelchair donation continues an existing relationship between Lanka IOC and Colombo South Teaching Hospital.

According to Colombo South Teaching Hospital Deputy Director Dr. B. Sai Niranjan, the company also assisted the hospital during the COVID-19 period, when pressure on Sri Lanka’s healthcare system and shortages of essential supplies created significant challenges.

During that period, Lanka IOC provided approximately Rs. 2 million worth of urgently required medicines and donated two dialysis machines to the hospital.

These contributions place the latest donation within a longer programme of healthcare assistance rather than as an isolated activity.

34 Dialysis Machines Donated to Government Hospitals

Healthcare has become one of the prominent areas of Lanka IOC’s community-support activities.

Lanka IOC Managing Director K. Raghu said the company seeks to support communities where genuine needs are identified, with public healthcare remaining an important focus.

The company reports that it has now donated 34 dialysis machines to government hospitals across Sri Lanka, with particular attention given to hospitals where access to treatment facilities is limited.

Lanka IOC’s earlier annual reporting also documents a continuing programme of providing dialysis equipment, wheelchairs and other assistance to public hospitals and vulnerable communities.

Recent Initiatives Expand Beyond One Hospital

Lanka IOC’s healthcare and accessibility initiatives have also extended to other institutions and communities.

In February 2026, the company reported donating a Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) machine to support patients requiring respiratory assistance. Its official media records also list a February initiative providing smart vision glasses for visually impaired people, followed in March by the donation of five custom-made prosthetic limbs to beneficiaries with disabilities.

The company has also previously supported government hospitals with dialysis equipment and associated medical infrastructure, including donations to facilities outside Colombo.

These projects demonstrate how corporate social responsibility programmes can provide targeted assistance to areas where equipment shortages directly affect patient care or quality of life.

Supporting Patient Mobility

Wheelchairs are a routine but essential part of hospital care.

They help patients who are unable to walk independently move safely between wards, treatment areas, diagnostic units and discharge points. For large public hospitals serving substantial numbers of patients, maintaining sufficient mobility equipment can therefore make a practical difference to both patients and healthcare staff.

The latest donation of 20 wheelchairs provides Colombo South Teaching Hospital with additional equipment for this everyday requirement.

Marking 24 Years in Sri Lanka Through Community Support

Lanka IOC recently marked 24 years of operations in Sri Lanka, including a bell-ringing event at the Colombo Stock Exchange on 31 August 2026 as it entered its silver-jubilee year.

The wheelchair donation was undertaken as part of those anniversary activities.

The handover at Colombo South Teaching Hospital was attended by Lanka IOC Managing Director K. Raghu, senior company representatives, Hospital Director Dr. Lalith Poddalgoda, Deputy Director Dr. B. Sai Niranjan, hospital staff and members of Lanka IOC’s CSR team.

Corporate Support That Reaches Public Services

Sri Lanka’s public hospitals serve communities across a wide social and economic spectrum, and maintaining adequate medical and patient-support equipment remains an ongoing requirement.

Corporate contributions cannot replace public healthcare investment, but carefully targeted assistance can help hospitals address specific shortages and improve services available to patients.

In this case, the 20-wheelchair donation adds to a wider record of medical equipment, accessibility support and hospital assistance provided by Lanka IOC.

For patients at Colombo South Teaching Hospital, the value of the initiative is ultimately practical: more mobility equipment available when it is needed.