Responding to Emergencies

THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED FINDS RELIEF DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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The COVID-19 pandemic forced Sri Lanka into a sudden lockdown as the healthcare workers and country’s leadership grappled with an unprecedented phenomenon that they were not prepared to face. Entire communities were affected by the fast-spreading virus that soon reached all parts of the country. Among the communities greatly affected by the period of extended lockdown were the inhabitants of …

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INFLATION IN SRI LANKA AND ITS COST ON CHILDREN

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Sri Lanka is undergoing a phase of economic downturn brought by the economic crisis, which has further plunged from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2019 Easter attack. The economic downturn brought about by limited dollar reserves has pushed the Sri Lankan economy into a period of hyperinflation, coupled with a shortage …

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JOINT STATEMENT BY THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COALITION

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May 9th, 2022: We the members of the emergency response coalition; the National Evangelical Alliance Sri Lanka,(NCEASL) representing over 200 churches, denominations and Organisations, its development arm – Alliance Development Trust,(ADT), the Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya,(SLBS), representing the Baptist denomination in Sri Lanka, Leads – a national child protection and development agency and APBAid, the …

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LEADS DONATES EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT SRI LANKA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE IN RATNAPURA

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On 19 June, LEADS handed over emergency medical supplies valued at over 2 million through its regional office in Ratnapura at the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council premises as part of LEADS’ ongoing response to the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka. Hon. Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi – Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, …

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LEADS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MOH IN ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19

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On 11 June 2021, LEADS handed over 8,000 FFP3 masks for the use of medical personnel to Dr. Kapila Wickramanayake – the Director of the Medical Supplies Division of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. The donation was handed over by LEADS’ Chief Executive Officer – Mr. Monroe Jayasuriya and Manager of Resource Mobilisation – Mrs. Diordre Moraes, and was accepted by Dr. Wickramanayake and other ministry officials.

PRESS RELEASE: LEADS RESPONDS TO EMERGENCY NEEDS ARISING IN THE FACE OF THIRD WAVE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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PRESS RELEASE 25 May, 2021: According to the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry, Sri Lanka reported its highest cases of persons infected with the COVID-19 virus on 19 May with 3,623 patients identified within the day. A total of 1,243 deaths have been reported as at 11 p.m. on 24 May, amidst concerns raised …

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THILINA’S STORY: RESPONDING TO THE EASTER SUNDAY CRISIS

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Thilina is a 35-year-old single mother of two young children. The tragic bomb explosion at St. Sebastian’s Church, Katuwapitiya on Easter Sunday in 2019 has left Thilina paralysed with a spinal cord injury and has also robbed her of sight in her left eye. Her beautiful smile and pleasant demeanour do not betray the untold …

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