People’s Bank, under the umbrella of its CSR program ‘Mahajana Mehewara’, donated essential medical supplies worth over five million rupees to the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Borella to coincide with the 61st Anniversary of People’s Bank.
This event was held with the participation of Ranjith Kodituwakku, CEO and GM of People’s Bank, Pradeep Wijesinghe, Director of Castle Street Hospital for Women, Dedunu Dias, Deputy Director of Castle Street Hospital; K.B. Rajapakse, Senior Deputy General Manager – Payment, Digital, Process Management & Quality Assurance, People’s Bank; Rohan Pathirage, Senior Deputy General Manager – TB & OCS, Renuka Jayasinghe, Deputy General Manager – Personal Banking, Mahinda Premanath, the Deputy General Manager of Channel Management, Nalaka Wijayawardena, Head of Marketing, S.M.T.A.R. Bandara, Administrative Officer of Castle Street Hospital for Women, P.A.S Chulangani, M.A.C. Wijesinghe, Nursing officers in Special Grade, Deepa Wewella, Kumari Hikgoda – Pharmacists.
Initiated to give back to the community and uplift the living standards of society at large, People’s Bank has launched many corporate social responsibility initiatives over the span of its 61 years of history. The impetus for donating these essential items to the Castle Street Women’s Hospital was triggered by the current challenging situation in the country.