Importance of Jaffna Teaching Hospital (JTH) is immense. It is the leading hospital in the Northern Province and the only hospital in the province controlled by the central government in Colombo. The hospital is also the only teaching hospital in the Northern Province which is the main clinical teaching facility for the University of Jaffna’s Faculty of Medicine. Due to war...
It has been estimated that the number of blind in Sri Lanka ranges from nearly 93,000 to approximately 150,000 individuals. The major causes of blindness include cataract (responsible for up to 70%), refractive error, and glaucoma. The majority of Sri Lankans have never had an eye examination for a variety of reasons including the expense and a lack of access...
MNT is determined to do its best to minimise the impact of poverty and hardship in taking away the aspirations of students to obtain higher education; especially after struggled through numerous difficulties and challenges. Every year, over 100 students are supported by this project and since 2002 more than 1,000 students have benefitted from this initiative. Monthly Rs. 5, 000...
Every five seconds, someone, somewhere in the world goes blind. Every minute, one more child goes blind – ninety per cent of blind children don’t attend schools. A year 2000 study examined blind school children in multiple countries and reported the prevalence of severe visual loss in Sri Lankan students at 33.2%. This was the highest prevalence in the countries...
As part of MNT’s wish to help these special children attain autonomy and control over their lives, the trust has donated hearing aids to the cost of Rs. 2 million. A total of 80 students at Nuffield School for the deaf and blind have benefitted by this project. ...
Whilst the civil strife ended some time ago, its impact continues to show its metaphorical scars in many different ways. Another direct impact of the war was the westernization of younger family members and the disintegration of the once customary extended family system. As a consequence, many of today’s elders are destitute and are experiencing poor health and living in difficult...