The Need

Kayts Base Hospital is located in the village of Kayts (ஊர்காவற்துறை Urkavarthurai) - a little west of Jaffna District, on Velanai Island near Karainagar. This hospital has been experiencing a growing number of outpatient and clinic visitors numbering close to 50,000 patient visits in a given year.

In order to continue serving the local village residents and other residents in Velanai and Karainagar, the hospital’s obstetrics and emergency departments have been in dire need of new equipment.

The Solution

With gratitude to the Sri Sathya Sai Community Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for their generous $15,000 donation, the following equipment was delivered to Kayts Base Hospital in January 2021:

• Emergency Crash Cart

• Electric Three Function Bed

• Fetal Monitor

• Nebulizer

• Adult and Paediatric Ambu Bags

• Portable Suction Apparatus

• Pulse Oxymetre (Covidien Nellcor Bedside SpO2 Monitoring System)

Direct Impact

This project directly benefits the 12,000+ population of Kayts Village.

Sustainable Development

SDG3 - Good Health and Well-Being

This project helps us achieve United Nation’s sustainable development goal SDG3 - Good Health and Well-Being, and it also helps invest in health care services critical for this region in Northern Province. This project also helps us achieve the specific 2030 development targets:

3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births.

3.D Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks.

Indirect Impact

This project indirectly benefits the almost 30,000 residents of Velanai Island and also the nearby Delft and Karainagar residents.