Lanka Hospitals named Official Healthcare Partner for IIFA 2010 in Colombo
May 29, 2010 02:34 pm
Lanka Hospitals has been appointed as the Official Healthcare Partner for the 11th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards to be held in Colombo from 3rd – 5th June this year.
The signing of the MOU took place at the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau on Tuesday, where Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, handed over the partnership to Lakith Peiris, CEO of Lanka Hospitals.
“It is an honor for Lanka Hospitals to be chosen as the
Official Healthcare provider for the IIFA Weekend 2010,” said Lakith Peiris,
Chief Executive Officer of Lanka Hospitals. “We look forward to creating one of the most exciting partnerships
between an international event and a healthcare organization in our inimitable
spirit to set upon the task of making
Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana stated, “Support from the private sector is essential to make this project a success and we are truly appreciative of the efforts taken by companies such as Lanka Hospitals to partner this event and provide us with much needed assistance.”
“The agreement between
Dileep Mudadeniya, Managing Director, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau said, “Sri Lanka Tourism anticipates IIFA 2010 to bring about not only a vast growth for the tourism industry but also benefit Sri Lanka in terms of infrastructure and economic development. Excellent medical care is paramount to the event’s success and Lanka Hospitals will play a critical role in ensuring that our guests receive the best medical care available. We are proud to partner with Lanka Hospitals as the weekend´s official health care providers as we are aware that they share our nation-minded values which will be essential to make this event a success.”
Lanka Hospitals in the medium term has been an icon of
Photo caption: (from left) Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana, Deputy Minister of Economic Development handing over the partnership agreement to Lakith Peiris, CEO of Lanka Hospitals, Aruna Jayakody, Deputy General Manager – Marketing/Advisor on Pharmacology; Irfan Kaldeen, Assistant Manager - Corporates and Ms. Thanushka Waduge, Advertising and Branding of Lanka Hospitals.