A-PAD Provincial Platform Support COVID-19 Emergency Response
A-PAD Sri Lanka Northern Platform was instrumental in moving into action to provide much needed equipment for health sector officials and supporting staff. On a request made by Mr. K. Mahesan, Government Agent of Jaffna; gloves and bottles of Sanitizer were provided to
CBi and A-PAD Cross Border Best Practices COVID-19
A-PAD’s connectivity in the region and globally has allowed networks to share best practices in preventing and responding to COVID-19 pandemic. A-PAD country platforms in the Asia Pacific Region connected immediately in sharing information, response, best practices and cross border logistic support. While
Special Corona Care Facility for Pregnant Mothers – A Commitment from A-PAD
Family Health Bureau, the National Agency providing maternal and child health care to pregnant mothers of Sri Lanka has initiated a project in establishing a Corona care Facility for Mothers. The facility has completed renovations and is currently been equipped to accommodate pregnant
COVID-19 Emergency Call Centre
Following the rapid outbreak of the global pandemic in Sri Lanka, a streamlined effort to handle the general public, foreign nationals and officials was in great need. Therefore, a 24-hour emergency call centre was set up at the Disaster Management Center (DMC) with
A-PAD SL Outreach to Wuhan, China Amidst COVID’19 Outbreak
The 2019-20 Coronavirus pandemic outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019. With rapid spread of the virus in China, the resources needed to contain the virus became limited and then scarce. A vital preventive equipment of face masks going