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2023

Trust Fund support for 500th patient undergoing coronary bypass surgery
  • April 04/2023

The 500th patient supported by the Trust Fund was 45 year old Mrs. T F Fasmila from Madampe, in the Puttalam district. She underwent Coronary Bypass surgery at the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital in February 2023.

A heart surgery annually in memory of the late Mr. Milroy Perera who passed away
  • March 24/2023

The Board of Trustees of the Heart To Heart Trust Fund resolved to perform a heart surgery annually in memory of the late Mr. Milroy Perera who passed away in 2015, March 20.

වෛද්‍ය සුව හමුව - හදවත පරිස්සම් කරගමු

  • March 17/2023

හෘද උරස් ශල්‍ය වෛද්‍ය රාජිත ද සිල්වා මහතා සමඟ වෛද්‍ය හමුවක්



Mr. Mohamed Hussain underwent Coronary Bypass surgery at the Durdans hospital
  • February 08/2023

The total cost of his surgery and hospitalisation amounting to 1.6 million was met with contributions from his fellow villagers to which the Heart To Heart Trust Fund also contributed Rs.200,000/=.

ශිරානි මහත්මිය හෘද රෝගීන් සඳහා රැ: මිලියනයක් හදට හදක් භාරකාර අරමුදලේ විශේෂඥ ශල්‍ය වෛද්‍ය රාජිත සිල්වා මහතා වෙත පිළිගන්වන ලදී.
  • January 17/2023

නිදහස් චතුරස්‍රයේ ඇවිදින සංගමයේ සාමාජික ශිරානි මහත්මිය තම හැට වෙනි ජන්ම දිනය වෙනුවෙන් හෘද රෝගීන් සඳහා රැ: මිලියන යක් හදට හදක් භාරකාර අරමුදලේ විශේෂඥ ශල්‍ය වෛද්‍ය රාජිත සිල්වා මහතා වෙත පිළිගන්වන ලදී.

Prevention of heart diseases
  • January 10/2023

We strongly believe that "prevention is better than cure", hence part of our endeavor at Heart To Heart is to teach and educate people whenever possible to embrace a healthy lifestyle in order to reduce the incidents of heart disease.

2022

Mrs. Chamila Yasawardena sponsored a financially deprived patient's Coronary Bypass surgery
  • December 27/2022

Mrs. Chamila Yasawardena from Ratnapura sponsored a financially deprived patient Mrs. Vishaka Piyathilaka’s Coronary Bypass surgery to celebrate her mother’s birthday.

Heart to Heart Trust Fund decided by board resolution to perform a heart surgery in memory of Miss Mauri C S Sendapperuma who passed away
  • December 11/2022

Heart to Heart Trust Fund decided to perform a heart surgery in memory of Miss Mauri C S Sendapperuma who passed away

Heart to Heart Trust Fund commemorated eight years of dedication to the country.

  • December 07/2022

The Hospital staff and the Volunteers organized a Alms-giving for 30 Buddhist Priests and 3 Christian Clergy who have received surgery at the hands of Dr. Rajitha De Silva and Dr. Aruna Kapuruge

Mr. Wasantha Kumara in turn sponsored a patient in need to undergo an Aortic Valve Replacement surgery
  • December 06/2022

In heartfelt gratitude for the successful heart surgery performed on Mr. Wasantha Kumara of Gampaha, in turn sponsored a patient in need to undergo an Aortic Valve Replacement surgery.

The Heart To Heart Trust Fund initiated Healthy Lifestyle program emphasizing on "prevention is better than cure".
  • December 05/2022

The Heart To Heart Trust Fund initiated an awareness program on Healthy Lifestyle emphasizing. The first program was organised by Rev. Pothanegama Somaratne Thero

A kind compassionate lady sponsored a financially deprived patient Coronary Bypass surgery
  • November 18/2022

A kind compassionate lady sponsored a financially deprived patient Mrs. Priyadarshini’s Coronary Bypass surgery at the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital.

ශනිදා ආයුබෝවන්
  • November 5/2022


ජාතික රූපවාහිනී ශනිදා ආයුබෝවන් තුළින් මෙවර පිළිසදර "හදට හදක්" අරමුදලේ පුරා වසර 8ක ප්‍රගමණය පිළිබඳ කථිකාව


Patient Safras's coronary bypass surgery was sponsored
  • September 19/2022

Ms. Dushanti Peiris, Ms. Maya Peiris Scheirer and Mr. Jeremy Lichtenstein, residents of Garret Park, Maryland, USA sponsored a financially deprived patient Safras’s Coronary Bypass surgery at the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital.

Newly married Couple donates wedding day cash……
  • August 15/2022

Newly married Venya Wijegoonawardene and Joss Yerbury donated wedding day cash to Gammadda for the people affected by Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and to Heart To Heart Trust Fund.

Surgery undertake from Funds raised by University Students and Musaeus College Funds
  • June 20/2022

An university student underwent a surgery. The cost of the surgery covered by funds raised by University students and donation made by the students of Musaeus College.

මියුසියස් විද්‍යාලයීය ශිෂ්‍ය මාණවිකාවෝහෘද ආශ්‍රිත රෝගීන්ට පිහිට වෙති. පරිත්‍යාගය රුපියල් මිලියන 13 ක් ඉක්මවයි. මුදල් එකතු කළේ කැටවලින්..
  • May 18/2022

මියුසියස් බාලිකාවෝ ඔවුන්ගේ පාසල පිහිටුවා වසර එකසියතිහක් සපිරුණු මොහොත සමරමින් මියුසියස් බාලිකාවන් විසින් රුපියල් 13,576,721 ක මුදල් පරිත්‍යාගයක් හදට හදක් භාරකාර අරමුදලට පරිත්‍යාග කරන ලදි.

Donation from Musaeus College
  • May 11/2022

HEART TO HEART TRUST FUND receives a donation of Rs.13,576,721 from the Till Collection of Musaeus College Community. Till Collection, a brilliant, innovative idea came from the Chairman of Musaeus College and a Trustee of Heart To Heart Trust Fund Deshamanya Ajita de Zoysa.

Trust Fund do­na­tion from Singapore together with the family
  • April 19/2022

A kind couple based in Singapore together with the family, sponsored a financially deprived patient Sivarajah’s Coronary Bypass surgery in memory of their late parents Monica and Dumindrapala Tirangama.

Trust Fund sponsored patient at the Northern Central Hospital Jaffna
  • April 02/2022

In memory of Founder Trustee, Dr. Ravi Pillai, the Trust Fund sponsored a financially disadvantaged patient for ‘Abhayadanaya’ at the Northern Central Hospital Jaffna on April 02 nd by Cardiothoracic surgeons.

Mr. Raja Hettiarachchi and his family sponsored.
  • MARCH 22/2022

The patient Mr. W A Wijesinghe 51 years old from Thanamalvila, Moneragala is a small scale cultivator married with one employed adult child earning Rs.20,000/= per month and two school going children.

Mr. Raja Hettiarachchi and his family sponsored.
  • MARCH 19/2022

In heartfelt gratitude for the successful heart surgery performed on Mr. Raja Hettiarachchi at the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital, his family sponsored a patient in need to undergo coronary bypass surgery.

Humanitarian mission to raise funds for the Heart-to-Heart Trust Fund.
  • FEBRUARY 2/2022

Reaching out through ‘Heart to Heart’ As Musaeus College steps into her 130th year of existence, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ajita de Zoysa has proposed a humanitarian mission to raise funds for the Heart-to-Heart Trust Fund.

මානුෂික මෙහෙයුමෙන් මානුෂික මෙහෙවරට
  • JANUARY 3/2022

57 Division was a threat to terrorists and they tried to destroy my life on my birthday

 

 

2021

Received 16900 surgical masks
  • December 02/2021

16900 surgical masks from the Ministry of Health via MOH Kotte and another 2000 KN95 masks from two donors

The donation of 1000 KN95 masks
  • December 02/2021

By Mr. Anandaraja to be distributed to needy patients at the OPD, Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital.

7th Anniversary of the launching
  • December 02/2021

Volunteers Ranji Weragoda & Shanti Fernando handed over 1000 kn95 masks to the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital

Dr. Rajitha De Silva's interview
  • November 29/2021

Dr. Rajitha De Silva's interview on the Heart To Heart Trust Fund. Go watch the full video on Newsfirst Sri Lanka

Appreciates Donation of 1000 KN95
  • November 23/2021

The donation of 1000 KN95 masks by Mr. Ravindran Palanichamy to be distributed in the COVID ICU at the Sri Jayawardenapura GH.

Received 16900 surgical masks
  • November 17/2021

The Heart To Heart Trust Fund received 16900 surgical masks from the Ministry of Health via MOH Kotte on 16th November 2021.

Lalith & Enoka from Australia sponsored
  • October 23/2021


The financially disadvantaged cardiac patient Chandralal in 2019 January. He is fully recovered and happily looking after his family.

Mr. Gamini Wanniarachchi sponsored
  • October 12/2021

The Chairman of Vidma Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Gamini Wanniarachchi sponsored a financially deprived cardiac patient to commemorate his wife's birthday.

Anonymously made a generous contribution to Abayadhanaya
  • August 16/2021

A kind, compassionate gentleman who lives in Colombo but insists on remaining anonymous made a generous contribution of Rs.500,000/= in support of 'Abhayadanaya

Heart-to-Heart Trust Fund updates
  • August 16/2021

Heart-to-Heart Trust Fund updated their info in the about section.



Donation for Heart to Heart Trust Fund
  • June 10/2021

In appreciation of the successful heart surgery performed on his father Mr. K H Wijewickrama at the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital, Mr. Kalana Wijewickrama from Elapola Estate, Gonapinuwela has donated Rs.100,000

Theme song for fund raising project
  • July 19/2021

The Heart To Heart Trust Fund is a beacon of hope for financially impoverished heart patients across the country.When treatment though cardiac surgery is beyond their financial means, the Fund revives their hopes

මෞරිගේ හදවත උපන් දයාවේ සිහිල තවත් හදවත් රැසක උණුසුමට බුද්ධදාස ගලප්පත්ති
  • July 10/2021

අපට අසන්නට ලැබෙන ඇතැම් කතාවක් එක්වර අදහන්නට අපි මැළි වන්නෙමු. හමුවන ඇතැම් චරිතයක් පිළිබඳ විශ්වාස කරන්නට ද අදි මදි

Heart To Heart Trust Fund joined hands with Nawaloka Hospital
  • May 30/2021

Heart To Heart Trust Fund joined hands with Nawaloka Hospital to give a heart -Save a Human Life "Abayadhanaya".This is our second Abayadhanaya of the Trust Fund with a private

Heart To Heart Trust Fund joined hands with the ASIRI Group of Hospitals to give a heart
  • May 30/2021

Heart To Heart Trust Fund joined hands with the ASIRI Group of Hospitals to give a heart – Save a Human Life “Abayadanaya”. May 25, 2021.

Heart to Heart Trust Fund
  • April 29/2021

Deshamanya Ajita De Zoysa made a donation of Five Million Rupees to financially disadvantaged heart patients at Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital through the Heart To Heart Trust Fund - "Abhayadanaya"

Heart to Heart Trust Fund receives a donation from Australia
  • April 23/2021

‘Mighty of Heart, mighty of mind, magnanimous – to be this, is indeed to be great in life’ sums up the life of Mauri Antoinette Clare Sendapperuma. We were elated beyond words when we were informed that a Sri Lankan domiciled in Australia

A Tribute from the ‘HEART TO HEART’ Trust Fund
  • April 23/2021

The Heart to Heart Trust Fund, under Presidential Patronage, was co-founded by leading Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Rajitha Y. de Silva and his mentor, the eminent Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Ruvan Ekanayake, guided by a

The Board of Trustees perform a heart surgery annually in memory of the late Mr. Milroy Perera
  • April 05/2021

In 2015, The Board of Trustees of the Heart To Heart Trust Fund "Abayadhanaya" decided to perform a heart surgery annually in memory of the late Mr. Milroy Perera

The Board of Trustees sponsor a heart surgery annually in memory of the late Dr. Ravi Pillai
  • April 01/2021

The Board of Trustees of the Heart To Heart Trust Fund decided to sponsor a heart surgery annually in memory of the late Dr. Ravi Pillai who passed away in 2018.

2020

2019

Watch "Medical Clinic - (2019-07-03) | ITN" on YouTube
  • JULY 03/2019

Listen to Dr. Rajitha De Silva, Consultant, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital

Good Morning Doctor - Dr.Rajitha De Silva on ITN
  • MAY 28/2019

Listen to Dr. Rajitha De Silva, Consultant, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Sri Jayawardanapura General Hospital

Heart To Heart Trust Fund Web Launch
  • FEB 16/2019

The site was launched by H.E.the President of Sri Lanka on February 16, 2019 at the Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital

HADATA HADAK
  • FEB 16/2019

At the Web Launch on 2019 February 16, Musical Artist Deepika Priyadarshani sang "HADATA HADAK"

HEART TO HEART TRUST FUND INTRODUCTION at the WEB LAUNCH
  • FEB 16/2019

HEART TO HEART TRUST FUND INTRODUCTION at the WEB LAUNCH on February 16, 2019

හදවත් රෝගයකින් පසු ඖෂධ වගේම ඇවතුම් පැවතුම් ද වැදගත්

උපදෙස් - හෘද රෝග විශේෂඥ වෛද්‍ය රුවන් ඒකනායක.

2018

5th Meeting of Board of Trustees
  • NOV 10/2018

5th Meeting of Board of Trustees of Heart To Heart Trust Fund held at Royal Colombo Golf Club.

Business Today Magazine - November 2018 issue
  • NOV 05/2018

Dr Rajitha Y De Silva, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital discusses with Business Today Magazine about the importance of financially assisting impoverished heart patients to help save their lives and brighten their tomorrow.

Donation by Mrs. Oshadhi Fernando
  • OCT 18/2018

Mrs. Oshadhi Fernando made a donation to a financially disadvantaged Heart patient at Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital through the Heart To Heart Trust Fund - "Abhayadana" on her birthday October 18, 2018.

Navy donates Rs. 5 mn to Heart to Heart Trust Fund
  • SEP 20/2018

Navy Commander Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe donated Rs. 5 million, contributed by all naval personnel, to the Heart to Heart Trust Fund, for the benefit of the needy patients.

SLAF donates Rs.1mn to ‘Heart to Heart Trust Fund’
  • AUG 28/2018

Air Force Com­man­der Air Mar­shal Kapila Jayam­pa­thy re­cently handed over a do­na­tion of Rs.1 mil­lion to ‘Heart to Heart Trust Fund’ at the Air Force Head­quar­ters.

පින් කළ ඇත්තෝ - “Pinkala Aththo”

“Why is it that poor people have to face an untimely death when struck by a grave illness for which treatment is beyond their reach because of abject poverty?”

Donation by Mr. Imran Eliyas, Director, Maliban Textiles Pvt. Ltd
  • AUG 24/2018

"A LIFE NOT LIVED FOR OTHERS IS NOT A LIFE." Mr. Imran Eliyas, Director, Maliban Textiles Pvt. Ltd. donated Rs. One Million to financially disadvantaged Heart patients at Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital through the Heart To Heart Trust Fund - "Abhayadana".

Saying Thank you to Dr. Rajitha
  • AUG 23/2018

"KINDNESS - THE MOST VALUABLE GIFT YOU WILL EVER GIVE SOMEONE." Just before leaving the hospital after the surgery to say 'Thank you Dr. Rajitha for taking care of me.'

Celebrating Dr.Ruvan Ekanayaka
  • AUG 15/2018

Co-Founder of the Heart To Heart Trust Fund - Dr.Ruvan Ekanayaka is a retired Senior Consultant Cardiologist at the Institute of Cardiology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka. He is an eminent professional, a celebrated clinical teacher and is widely known for his kind, caring and generous personality.

Donation by Mr. Jethan Suthar
  • AUG 10/2018

Jethan Suthar from Colombo 5 made a donation to two financially disadvantaged Heart patients at Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital through the Heart To Heart Trust Fund - "Abhayadana" on his 18th birthday August 10, 2018. Jethan proudly takes his place as as yet our youngest donor.

Fund For Heart Patients

The first ticket of our Raffle draw was sold to His Excellency The President, Mathripala Sirisena at his residence in Colombo 5.

Donation by Kanishka & Preethika
  • JUL 11/2018

Kanishka & Preethika made donations to financially disadvantage patients at Sri Jayawardenapura General Hospital through the Heart To Heart Trust Fund - "Abhayadanaya".

Bank Of Ceylon Donation

The employees of all Bank of Ceylon branches donated a sum of Rs.2 million towards our cause.

In memory of the late Mr. Milroy Perera
  • MAY 20/2018

In 2015, The Board of Trustees of the Heart To Heart Trust Fund decided to perform a heart surgery annually in memory of the late Mr. Milroy Perera. Mrs Lakshmi Perea and Dr. Rajitha De Silva hand over a letter of confirming financial support to a patient by the ‘Abheyadhana’ programme of the Trust Fund at the Ward 20, Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital.

Heart To Heart Volunteer Meeting
  • MAY 20/2018

The appointment of the office bearers of the Heart To Heart Volunteers group under the Trust Fund was concluded on the 20th of May 2018 with the participation of the two Co Founders and two Trustees.

4th Meeting of Board of Trustees
  • MAR 24/2018

4th Meeting of Board of Trustees of Heart To Heart Trust Fund was held at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo.

Giving Heart To Poor Patients

Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports on the first patient to benefit from the Heart-to-Heart Trust Fund and the work that went into setting up such a project.

"Pinkala Aththo" Ringtone
  • FEB 12/2018
  • Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital

This is the Ringtone attributed to this fund - sung by our very own and very famous- V. Victor Rathnayake and V. Nanda Malini with the lyrics composed by Indika Pradeep Appurala.

Donation By Book Sales
  • MAR 05/2018

Dr. Ruvan Ekanayake donates the proceeds of his books on heart issues to the fund. These could be purchased at Nawaloka Hospital.

2015

Dr Rajitha Y De Silva speaks with Rupavahini
  • MARCH 12/2015

For website Watch "Dr Rajitha Y De Silva speaks with Rupavahini on 12th march 2015" on YouTube