The Netherlands Alumni Association of Lanka (NAAL) has donated essential equipment to the Cardio Thoracic High Dependency Unit for Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital.

An emergency trolley and eight stands for infusion pumps, all made of stainless steel costing over Rs.200,000 were donated, reported Daily News.

This equipment will be used at eight high dependency units attached to the Cardio Thoracic surgical section.

The NAAL has helped the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children since mid 1980s and the first ever Ventilator to the ICU and an Ambulance was also donated by them.