The financial assistance of the bank, HSBC enabled the A-PAD to donate this stock in response to a request made by Prof Indika Karunathilaka in his capacity as the Vice President of Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health and the SLMA team, headed by Dr Padma Gunarathne, President, SLMA who was instrumental in introducing the home-based management of COVID-19 patients.

General Shavendra Silva as the Head, NOCPCO acknowledging the gesture thanked the HSBC and the A-PAD, all its members for the donation which would help monitor blood oxygen levels among infected family members under home-based management system. He formally received those oximeters, together with the members of NOCPCO.

Pulse Oximeter plays a vital role in the healing process and it has been observed that lack of access to oximeters in time by many due to financial reasons causes serious respiratory issues or even death.

Ms Vajini Herath Gunaratne, Advocacy and Communications Specialist at the A-PAD and several A-PAD and HSBC members were among other representatives who were associated with the occasion.

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