- Ride for Ceylon shares the efforts made to rebuild a heritage hospital
The Green Memorial Hospital (GMH) Manipay in Jaffna was the country’s first teaching hospital, but recently faced criticism over the work carried out by three not-for-profit entities working together to re-establish this heritage hospital and regain its former glory. Following are excerpts of a statement issued by Ride for Ceylon in response to the criticisms against the project:
The GMH was established in 1847 and was Ceylon’s first teaching hospital, going on to produce around 60 doctors before the Colombo Medical College was established. By 2004, the hospital was in a completely dilapidated state and closed down.