January 22, 2026
Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry donates Rs. 50 million to ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund
The Sri Lanka Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (SLCPI) today announced a Rs. 50 million donation to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ Fund, established to support national recovery efforts following the recent disaster.
The financial contribution was formally presented by the SLCPI Executive Committee to the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, at the Ministry of Health and Mass Media recently. The SLCPI delegation was led by SLCPI President Shantha Bandara, Executive Director of Sunshine Healthcare Lanka, together with other office bearers of the Chamber, including Past President Myilvaganam Prathahaban, Vice Presidents Nishantha Weerasinghe and Dr. Mahesha Ranasoma, and Secretary Ivin Jesumani.
SLCPI President Shantha Bandara, Executive Director of Sunshine Healthcare Lanka handing-over the cheque to Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.
This initiative is part of the education vertical of the Sunshine Foundation for Good, which focuses on empowering communities by fostering education and addressing critical gaps in access to learning resources. Emphasizing the foundation’s commitment to community welfare, the program prioritizes schools near Sunshine Holdings’ business operations to reinforce the organization’s responsibility toward its immediate communities.
Managed and coordinated by the Corporate Communications and CSR Division of Sunshine Holdings, the distribution programs were conducted in the schools of the beneficiaries, namely Yashodara P.V (Kelaniya), Dippitigoda R.C.P.V (Kelaniya), Dalupitiya P.V (Kelaniya), Buddhist P.V (Kadawatha), Christ Church V. (Ratmalana), Kothalawalapura M. M. V (Rathmalana), St. John’s V (Modara) and Thotawaththa Methodist .College (Colombo North). Members of the Sunshine Leadership team, managers and senior executives from Sunshine Holdings, Sunshine Foundation for Good and its business lines such as Sunshine Healthcare Lanka (Pharma, Medical Devices, Healthguard Distribution, Healthguard Pharmacies and Lina Manufacturing), Sunshine Tea [Pvt] Ltd., and Sunshine Consumer Lanka partnered in the events, underscoring the Group’s collective commitment to community upliftment.
“Supporting children in our neighbouring communities is an investment in Sri Lanka’s future. Through this initiative, we aim to ease the barriers to learning and help every child begin the school year with confidence and opportunity, while contributing to the long-term effort of building a stronger and better Sri Lanka.”