Responding to a national need, Amãna Bank recently adopted a 1990 Suwa Seriya Ambulance as part of its commitment to support the people of Sri Lanka, which resonates with the Bank's people-friendly banking model.
Established by Act of Parliament and operating a fleet of 297 ambulances, The 1990 Suwa Seriya Service provides island-wide free pre-hospital emergency care to all Sri Lankans with an average response time of 11:30 minutes. Saving countless lives, 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance has been the go to ambulance for many medical emergencies and the benefit of such was seen during the Covid-19 pandemic.
With the 1990 Suwa Seriya service facing severe financial constraints due to the socio-economic crisis of the country, Amãna Bank's much yearned donation will support its operational costs, including ambulance maintenance, fuel, medical equipment maintenance, staff refresher training, purchasing staff uniforms and staff safety equipment.
Commenting on Adopting a 1990 Suwa Seriya Ambulance, Amana Bank’s Managing Director/CEO Mohamed Azmeer said, "Resonating with our passion towards enabling growth and enriching lives of Sri Lankans, we at Amana Bank are committed to support initiatives that make a meaningful impact on all Sri Lankans. We believe that access to quality healthcare is a basic right, and we are proud to sponsor this endeavor that saves lives and brings relief to those in need. The 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service is an important emergency medical care resource that has made a significant impact due to its efficient process and we are very much honoured to respond to their appeal and support their noble mission of providing free pre-hospital care services to all Sri Lankans."
Also appreciating Amana Bank’s gesture, Chairman of 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation Dumindra Ratnayake said “We are thankful to Amana Bank for accepting our appeal to ‘Adopt an ambulance’ and thereby join hands with many other like-minded corporates to support the smooth functioning of our ambulance services. This contribution testifies the appreciation shown by the corporate sector to the service we have been rendering”
Amãna Bank has been actively involved in various healthcare projects as part of its commitment to the people of Sri Lanka. Since 2006, the bank has been supporting the maintenance of the Children's Ward at Colombo South (Kalubowila) Teaching Hospital. It has also made sizeable contributions to the Government's Covid-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund, provided life-saving medical equipment and medicines to leading government hospitals, and partnered with the UNDP Emergency Medical Relief Programme, among other initiatives.
The Bank, as the Founding Sponsor, also continues support the ‘OrphanCare’ initiative, which addresses a very important yet mostly unattended need of orphan children; which is securing the fate of orphans once they reach the age of 18 and are compelled to leave institutional care. To date OrphanCare has enrolled 3,100+ orphans from 90 orphanages across the country and has made 15 rounds of fund disbursements to Orphan accounts.
Amãna Bank PLC is a stand-alone institution licensed by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange with Jeddah-based IsDB Group being the principal shareholder having a 29.97% shareholding of the Bank. The IsDB Group is a ‘AAA’ rated multilateral development financial institution with a membership of 57 countries. Testifying its position as a leading practitioner of the non-interest based banking model, Amãna Banks continued to be recognized amongst the Top 100 Strongest Islamic Bank’s in the World by The Asian Banker.
Amãna Bank does not have any subsidiaries, associates, or affiliated institutions apart from its engagement with OrphanCare as its Founding Sponsor.
Image Caption: Amana Bank’s Managing Director/CEO handing over the agreement to 1990 Suwa Seriya Foundation Chairman Dumindra Rathnayaka along with 1990 Suwa Seriya CEO Sohan De Silva, Amana Bank’s Chief Operating Officer Imtiaz Iqbal, VP-Retail Banking & Marketing Siddeeque Akbar, AVP – Corporate Banking Rajendra Jayasinghe and Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications Azim Rali.
