Completed Projects

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Completed Projects

IMHO USA has donated a Holter monitor with analyzer and an ambulatory BP apparatus.

 

IMHO USA has donated a Holter monitor with analyzer and an ambulatory BP apparatus costing $13000. to the Cardiology Department of Jaffna Teaching Hospital. Pictured are Dr. Guruparan Cardiologist, Dr. Sri Bavanandarajah Acting Director JTH and Mr. Krishnakumar of IMHO Lanka.  Feb. 26th 2021

Cost of $ 13,000

Renal Dialysis Service.

  • Purchased three Renal Dialysis machines (cost of $24,456) to provide dialysis at the Chavakachcheri, Thellipalai and Point Pedro Base Hospitals, all in the Northern Province.
  • Currently approximately 6 dialysis performed/day at these three hospitals.
  • IMHO ensure filters for the dialysis units at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital.

Currently this unit perform 26 Dialysis per day

Iniya Vazhvu Illam – Home for disabled children.

  • Supports 56 vision or hearing impaired children, age between 5 to 22 years.
  • This center located in Puthukkuddiyirupu, Mullativy District, Northern Province and is in operation since 1997.
  • Requested computer, braille machine, steel cupboard and iron safe at the total cost of $3,097.
  • IMHO fund all instruments except the braille machines.

Interventional Cardiology Unit, Jaffna Teaching Hospital.

  • High Dependency Cardiac Unit Established in 2008.
  • Cardiac Catherization Lab was established in 2010, at Jaffna Teaching Hospital in the Northern Province.
  • From 2012-2019: 25,594 patients were admitted to Cardiology Ward and 5,091 to Critical Care Unit.
  • From July 2011 to August 2020, patients were treated for:…

Batticaloa Children’s Healing Garden.

  • Child center for all the Pediatric patients at Batticaloa Teaching Hospital in the Eastern Province – cost Rs 19,78,772 (US $10,754).
  • Child psychiatric center treats 10 in-patient and 20 out-patient/ month.
  • Treat children with Thalassemia from Eastern District.

Cost Rs 19,78,772 (US $10,754)

In-Patient Mental Health Units.

  • Kalmunai Base hospital: IMHO in partnership with WHO built this unit in 2005 .
  • Vavuniya District General Hospital: Built in 2008 and currently treats 458 in-patient with 166 ECT sessions (in 2019).
  • Negombo Base Hospital: Support renovation in 2010 and now treats 70 in-patients/month.

Currently treat 100+ in-patient and 800 out-patient

Dental Clinic for Poor School Children.

  • Space identified and dental equipment were made available.
  • Renovation of the building cost $ 3,000.
  • Dental Therapist will be in charge at this facility – but will work with nearby hospital dentist.
  • Benefits children from 51 schools in Maskeliya area in the Up-Country Eastern Province.

New Arrow Center -An Empowerment Project.

  • The center received one acre land to build facility to house a weaving mill that is expected to employ 150 women.
  • Each women is expected to earn Rs 1000/day.
  • Located in the Northern Province.

Higher Education Scholarship to Under-Privileged Students.

  • Awarded scholarship for 133 students (Rs. 2,500/month) to cover undergraduate tuition plus travel allowances.
  • Project sponsored by Nadarajah Foundation.
  • Total cost of this program – $21,847.

Parankiyamadu Village Project.

Parankiyamadu Village in Kiran DS Division, Batticaloa District. It was a fishing village with 155 families needing total support. IMHO USA funded for 23 houses, 2 boats and repair of 43 toilets and the project was implemented by Assist RR. One donor family donated towards 17 houses. The houses were handed over to the beneficiaries on 16th of April 2021.

Donation of a full cystoscope set.

As a result of an initiative by the staff of the Dept. of Surgery (Faculty of Medicine) a full cystoscope set with accessories was obtained thanks to a generous donation by IMHO USA and handed over to the Directorof Jaffna Teaching Hospital. This equipment will be available in Casualty OT and thus enable the urologists to carry out certain emergency urology procedures. In the photo is Dr.Satheesan and Krishnakumar (IMHO representative) handing over the equipment worth just over a million rupees. Thanks are due yet again to IMHO USA for their continued support for patient care at this hospital.

Drinking Water Supply to schools in Annandale and Dunkeld in Maskeliya.

An IMHO USA project at a cost of $5500 funded entirely by Dr. and Mrs. Murugaiah of Boston, Mass, providing water supply to two schools in Annandale and Dunkeld, Maskeliya. Last year several students from these schools did extremely well in the 5th grade scholarship examination.