SriLankan Cares hopes for empowered future generation with the opening of Child Psychiatric Unit at LRH

The first state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary Child Psychiatric Unit in Sri Lanka, funded by SriLankan Cares, the community development arm of SriLankan Airlines, was declared open by First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, last Tuesday (June 24) at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH), Colombo.

Making a commitment to the betterment of children, SriLankan Cares last year signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Health and the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) to upgrade and convert Ward Five of the LRH, to a Child Psychiatric facility.

SriLankan Airlines, Chairman, Mr. Nishantha Wickremasinghe said, “Children are the rightful owners of our future, and they should be given every support and care, that they require to grow into driven citizens who will take this country forward.  As the national carrier, SriLankan Airlines has been involved in a number of child and youth empowerment programmes to support many deserving children in their education and healthcare needs. I am pleased to be a part of this worthy cause and SriLankan will continue to care for and support the children through many empowerment initiatives.”

SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kapila Chandrasena said, ” We are delighted to support the establishment of the child psychiatric unit as the number of children requiring psychiatric treatment is surprisingly high and often overlooked. Our contribution towards this much-needed facility which promotes the wellbeing of the next generation gives us immense joy.”