The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York is pleased to inform that H.E. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has established the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund with the objective of strengthening the mitigation activities aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 virus in the country.  The President has already donated a sum of Rs. 100 million from the President’s Fund.  The Fund will be managed under a management committee consisting of relevant Line Ministry Secretaries, Bankers, Financial Analysts and Health authorities.

Members of the Sri Lanka expatriate community in the tri-state area of New York wishing to make donations to the Fund may do so to the special account opened at the Corporate Branch of the Bank of Ceylon under the account number of 85737373. Local as well as foreign donors can make their financial contributions to this Fund. Donations can be made through checks and telegraphic transfers.  Donors are requested to inform the Presidential Secretariat along with the relevant documents about their donations to the Fund.

Alternatively, the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations could facilitate the transfer of donations to the COVID 19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund.  In this context, electronic transfers/ check payments could be sent to the following account.

 

Account Name: Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations / New York

Account Number : 2260 0443 1996

Routing Number:  054001204

Bank of America

Swift Code: BOFAUS3N

 

Address:

Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

820, Second Avenue (Second Floor)

New York, NY 10017

 

Donors are also kindly requested to inform the mission by email (mail@slmission.com) details of their donation, including name, check/transfer details , date and the sum contributed.

The Fund has been established to meet the following objectives.

• To provide immediate funding requirement of Director General, Health Services to meet all expenditure connected with COVID-19 related healthcare facilities including drugs, testing equipment and capacity expenses.
• To meet expenses connected to healthcare and safety of health sector employees and all logistic providers working to provide essential public delivery services.
• To provide basic essentials to children, women, low income, elderly, differently abled and vulnerable people.
• To mobilize required funding to strengthen public healthcare systems, including village and remote area dispensaries, testing and treatment centers, family healthcare system, to further consolidate Sri Lanka’s public healthcare system to reduce country risks to communicable diseases.
• To assist indigenous medicine, sanitary product manufacturing and distribution, promote research to use resources, knowledge and skills to innovate new health and sanitation products based on local raw materials.
• To promote research and innovation using Sri Lanka’s medical and scientific knowledge and experience to develop protective dresses and sanitation products to global market.
• To promote healthy living with organic food consumption, valuing traditional, yet rich living styles, through media and educational programmes.

President Rajapaksa has requested everyone to work in unison and brotherhood in the wake of the present challenge before the nation.

The Permanent Mission would appreciate if this information could be shared with other members of the Sri Lanka community in the tri-state area of New York.

We wish you good health and safety during this trying time!

 

Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

No. 820, 2nd Avenue,

2nd Floor,

New York 10017