Healthcare & Insurance

Healthcare & Insurance (1037)

Allianz Honours Star Performers at First Virtual Annual Awards


Allianz Insurance Lanka Limited (Allianz Lanka), one of Sri Lanka’s leading insurance providers, recognized and rewarded its star performers at its Allianz Annual Awards 2020 recently.

Nawaloka Hospitals maintains stringent safety protocols to ensure patient wellbeing

In a bid to offer Sri Lankans safe access to quality and affordable healthcare, leading private healthcare provider Nawaloka Hospitals has further strengthened their in-hospital safety protocol against the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic.

Ceylinco LifeHead Office


Ceylinco Life has been accorded an ‘Honourable Mention’ as one of the ‘Most Admired Companies in Sri Lanka’ in 2019-20 by the International Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka (ICCSL) in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

Ceylinco Life embarks on enterprise wide Carbon Footprint assessment


Ceylinco Life has announced that it has begun an assessment of the Carbon Footprint of its country-wide operations with The Carbon Consulting Company.

eChannelling partners with National Transport Medical Institute to facilitate online reservations in obtaining driving license medical tests


eChannelling, the digital health arm of the National Mobile Service Provider, Mobitel, and the largest digital healthcare services provider in Sri Lanka, partnered with the National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI) network to extend convenience and accessibility to customers who need to fulfil the mandatory requirement of a medical test when applying for a driving license.

SLCPI calls for responsible antibiotics prescription and use


The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) reiterated its commitment towards raising awareness on ethical marketing, prescribing and use of pharmaceutical drugs, as a key instrument towards minimising the impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Sri Lanka.

MTV Sirasa served enjoining order over defamatory claims against George Steuart Health


The Colombo District Court today issued an enjoining order against MTV Channel Private Limited in a defamation case filed by George Steuart Health (Pvt) Limited over defamatory news broadcast on its prime time news telecasts.

Rela Hospital Performs Liver Transplant on Sri Lankan Professor With Accidental Donor Amid Covid Lockdown


Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre, a leading multi-speciality quaternary care hospital in Chennai, and one of the largest liver transplant units in the country, saved the life of a Sri Lankan professor by mobilising a team of competent surgeons to perform a liver transplant surgery on him, amid strict lockdown restrictions - even as the original donor prospect, who was the patient’s wife, turned out to be medically unfit to donate her organ.

Vision Care focuses on regular eye testing to mark World Diabetes Day


Vision Care, Sri Lanka’s pioneering eye care service provider, is marking World Diabetes Day by bringing attention to the importance of regular eye testing to avoid various eye complications caused by diabetes and safeguard one’s existing vision.

SLCPI takes proactive measures to ensure timely access to NCD medication in Sri Lanka


In lieu of World Diabetes Day, the Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) announced their support towards efforts aimed at controlling the spread of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country.