Unilever Sri Lanka reaffirms commitment towards child welfare and safety

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Reaffirming the company’s commitment towards improving the health and well being of children as well as the welfare of the mothers, Unilever Sri Lanka handed over four incubators to the Health Ministry of Sri Lanka Director General Dr. Palitha Mahipala to celebrate the re-launch of its baby care brand Pears Baby. These incubators will be used in the paediatric wards of De Soysa Maternity Hospital, Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital, Castle Street Hospital for Women and the Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila). The total investment behind this donation is Rs. 2.68 million.

Speaking about this project, Unilever Sri Lanka Marketing Manager Sharmila Bandara said, “We have always been committed towards safeguarding and improving the lives of children across the nation. Over a decade ago, we launched the Pears Safe Hands initiative with the goal of creating a safer and healthier environment for children and mothers by improving facilities at maternity, neonatal and paediatric wards in government run hospitals.

“We are extremely happy that organisations such as Unilever have joined us to help provide even better service and care to state owned hospitals. These incubators will definitely assist us in providing essential aftercare for new born infants.” said Dr. Mahipala.

Since 2002, Unilever, through its Pears brand has been uplifting and providing essential equipment to maternity and paediatric wards of state hospitals in Sri Lanka. The project identifies with the objectives of the Government of Sri Lanka to continue to improve health facilities across the country.