With corporate and individual donations and direct donations, the COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund‘s balance has now surpassed Rs. 703 million.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa established the COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund on March 23.
The Management Committee of the COVID – 19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund met at the Presidential Secretariat on Wednesday.
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Prof. W. D. Lakshman is the head of the committee. The Chief Financial Officer of the Presidential Secretariat Ravindra J. Wimalaweera is the Secretary of the committee with 16 other members including Secretaries to the Ministries and other heads of organizations.
The Fund continues to receive donations from various parties. The committee discussed future activities related to the measures to be taken to meet the expectations by establishing this Fund by the President.
Main objectives of the Fund.
- Provision of Medicine,
- Medical research equipment,
- Financial needs for health security facilities including capacity building
- Ensuring the safety and well-being of employees of the health sector and essential service providers
- Provision of basic needs of children, women, low-income families, senior citizens, disabled persons and other vulnerable groups
The Fund is also tasked with the responsibility of coordination with the WHO, UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and major development donor communities and agencies of Sri Lanka to raise funds.
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