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The Arogya Foundation for the Disabled was born to support disabled people in Sri Lanka enables people with disabilities to improve their life skills. Founded three years ago, the Foundation continues to render their service all over the country and nearly 150 patients have been received necessary medical equipments such as crutches, walking sticks, wheel chairs, etc. The Foundation is a non-profit organization, founded by Rev Unapana Ariyadhamma Thero and registered in Sri Lanka in year 2008.

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Tel : (+94) 113-175 889 email : info@arogyafoundation.org web : www.arogyafoundation.org

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Disabled people in Sri Lanka

The Annual Health Bulletin of the Health Department of 2001 -2005 in Sri Lanka clearly shows a substantial increase in hospitalizing for major injuries /disabilities related to brain and spine. The 2002 Annual Health Bulletin says that such cases have increased from 1732 cases in 1980 to 3619 cases in 2001 per 100,000. Since these statistics are collected only from patients seeking treatment in the Government Hospitals. 

During last three years foundation received thousands of requests from patients all over the country who need medical support immediately. The foundation believe that the actual number would be more higher than this, unfortunately there is no such organization or institution specially providing medical treatments for disabilities related to brain and spine except the Government Health service. Sri Lanka suffers for many years of lacking professional medical centre providing the latest medical treatments for spine and nerve damages.