There was an urgent need for portable vein finder devices for the neonatal unit at Teaching Hospital Jaffna to help the nursing staff with IV cannulation in preterm babies. In response to this need expressed by the consultant neonatologist, Dr. Nithyaruban, there was an immediate response from Dr. Karunyan Arulanantham (Paediatrician) and Prof. Thavam Thambi pillai (Robotic and transplant surgeon) from the US who very kindly donated three different such devices. Thavam, who is currently in Jaffna, handed these over and they were passed on to Dr. Nithya Ruban. Dec. 24th 2024. ~ Dr. Thayalan Ambalavanar.