Friends of Manipay Hospital (FMH)l was established in the UK in 2004 and accepted as a charitable organisation by the UK Charity Commission - Reg. No.1113439. The main purpose of FMH is to raise funds to help revitalise Green Memorial Hospital, Manipay.

E-mail address is: info@manipayhospital.com
Bank account number: 31382969
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Bank Name: HSBC, 897 Finchley Road, Golders Green, London NW11 7NX

Letter from the American Ceylon Mission

Manipay: The Paradise of Jaffna

Nineteenth century American Medical Missionaries in Jaffna, Ceylon: with special reference to Samuel Fisk Green

About us

Brief History:

In 1848, Dr Samual Green founded Manipay Hospital, which later was renamed Green Memorial Hospital. This mission hospital was the first medical school in Sri Lanka and was a flourishing state of the art medical institution for more than a century, its main objective to provide medical service to the surrounding communities. In 1948, the Centenary Block was added. Along with other institutions in Jaffna, the ethnic war ravaged what was once a large medical complex, reducing the hospital to a small dispensary over the conflict years.

This was the first teaching hospital set up in southeast Asia. During its glorious days the hospital served the community with all the faculties with one of the best maternity wards in the whole island.

When the American Missionary workers left Ceylon the Jaffna diocese of the Church of South India- JDCSI was set up and it took control of running the hospital. It was run by a board of governors.

CEASSEFIRE AGREEMENT AND ITS POSITIVE OUTCOME

In the year 2001 the new UNP led government of Sri Lanka and The LTTE signed a ceasefire agreement and some normalcy retuned to Jaffna.

Several overseas visitors were able to return back to Manipay.

They saw the hospital in serious disrepair due to years of war damage and inadequate maintenance.

Some of the concerned people resolved to help revive the hospital.

They contacted the Bishop who happily welcomed the voluntary help offered to revitalise the hospital.

Dr Preman Jeyaratnam, a UK NHS doctor to take early retirement and go back and stay in Manipay with a view of getting the hospital back into fully functioning state.

Dr Parasan Arulantham also from UK has commenced part time consultation work.

A team of nurses recruited locally are being trained with a view of expanding the faculties in operation.

There are several doctors who are willing to go over to manipay to help with the long term recovery project. The Bishop invited a team of well wishers from UK to set up a charitable trust in order to raise funds for the repair, renovate and reequip the hospital.

Friends of Manipay Hospital was set up as a result and was registered as a charity by the UK Charity Commission.

Our aim is to raise funds and provide expertise