Mission Medical School and Hospital at Manipay was founded in 1847 by Dr Samuel Green an American missionary doctor.

In a state of disrepair in 2004 (following years of civil war) we are proud to offer the local and wider community the following services.

24 hour service: The addition of new doctors has made it possible to offer a 24 hour urgent care service.
Nurses’ Training: In a push towards the re-establishment of Nurses’ Training
Programmes, a Health Care Assistant Course is run from the Hospital.
Physiotherapy: A fully equipped, Physiotherapy service now functions with a full time qualified Physiotherapist.
In-patient Facility: A limited in-patient facility is now operational to serve patients who require short term admission.
Consultations: Specialists in Surgery,
Cardiology, ENT, Opthalmology,
Dermatology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the Jafnna Teaching
Jaffna Hospital now conduct clinics at Green Memorial Hospital.

Ride for Ceylon 2019

Ride4Ceylon began in 2017 as RidersforCharity, a sponsored charity cycle ride through Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), the tear drop shaped island at the foot of India.The brainchild of a group of Old Boys of St Thomas’ College in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the charity aims to rebuild lives and communities devastated by three decades of civil war. Passionate to make a contribution to Sri Lanka’s future, the Old Boys with friends around the world, were inspired to redevelop and expand the historic Manipay Green Hospital, in the war-gutted region of Jaffna. And so, the idea of a 400km charity cycle ride from the capital city of Colombo to Jaffna was born.The Manipay Green Hospital had long served the local community of Jaffna, located in the far north of the island. Thirty years of civil war had broken the region’s facilities, community and lives, leaving shattered pieces of a once-thriving region. The chance to rebuild the hospital and expand its services offered a compelling cause, both to meet a real need and revive a community rent physically and emotionally by war.

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Read more at: http://www.ride4ceylon.com/

We opted for a cycle ride as a visible and practical means to raise awareness, funds and momentum for the hospital; symbolically, it represents so much more. Riding across the scars of this troubled land, from its southern capital city to its war-devastated north, the ride signifies a coast-to-coast process of healing, unity and hope for broken communities and their descendents.

The inaugural ride took place in February 2017, comprising 6 riders, followed by the February 2018 ride of 25 riders, comprising Old Boys with international friends. Together, 2017 and 2018 rides raised some £70, 000 for the hospital, resulting in direct benefits:

· The 2017 ride supported neuro rehabilitation services and the renovation of nurses’ living quarters.
· In 2018, donations included support for drug rehabilitation and £10, 000 of cash and goods towards the construction of a new Gabriella Rasiah Paediatric and Cardiology ward, in memory of rider David Rasiah’s daughter, who died tragically at aged 17 in July 2017.

The fruit of the 2017 and 2018 Rides for Manipay have enabled work to commence on the redevelopment of the main hospital and the creation of the new Paediatric and Cardiology Ward.

With work now underway, 2019 presents a new phase for our story, and so the right time to refocus and relaunch as Ride4Ceylon. The 2019 ride will take place from 27 February to 2 March 2019, and is expected to involve some 30 riders. Donations will be focused on the Paediatric and Cardiology Ward, a digital upgrade of the x-ray machinery, the general maintenance and upkeep of the hospital.

Led by a Committee of Nishan Wickramaratna, Michael Arnold, Sriomal De Silva and David Rasiah, and supported by trustees Dr. Jayantha Arnold and Anandan Arnold, the team will run annual cycle rides from late February to early March and are always keen to hear from supporters, volunteers and riders.

We’d welcome your support, whatever your interest or contribution and wherever you are. If you’d like to be involved either as a rider, donator or campaigner – or simply to find out more – do get in touch at: ride4ceylon@gmail.com.

Why not come along for the ride and help to return Sri Lanka to paradise…