Cambio Sri Lanka, a fully owned subsidiary of Cambio Healthcare Systems AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and a leading provider of enterprise e-healthcare solutions, announced its sponsorship of an Ocean Strainer installation at the Wellawatte canal diversion. This initiative marks a key milestone in Cambio Sri Lanka’s 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment to environmental sustainability.
As a company with over three decades of expertise in healthcare innovation, Cambio is renowned for its cutting-edge software solutions that streamline hospital management, enhance patient care, and drive improvements in healthcare delivery. Through this new venture, Cambio extends its commitment to fostering healthier environments by supporting efforts to combat marine pollution in collaboration with the MAS Foundation for Change and the Ocean Revival Project, led by the Interact Club of Colombo. This is the 50th Ocean Strainer Installation under this MAS initiative.
The Ocean Strainer, Sri Lanka’s first floating trash trap, is designed to intercept waste from the island’s canal systems before it reaches the ocean. This 19-meter barrier captures debris flowing through waterways, enabling its collection, segregation, recycling, and responsible disposal. With an annual capacity to trap over 65,000 kilograms of waste, the Ocean Strainer provides an innovative and sustainable solution to the country’s canal system pollution, particularly in addressing plastic pollutants and reducing microplastic contamination in marine ecosystems.
Cambio’s sponsorship of this project aligns with the company’s Environmental Policy, which emphasizes minimizing its ecological footprint. Dharshana Jayawardena, General Manager of Cambio Sri Lanka, highlighted the significance of the initiative: “At Cambio, we are deeply concerned about preserving the environment. The installation of this Ocean Strainer represents a small yet crucial step towards protecting nature from the significant pollution that flows through canals and rivers into the ocean.”
Single-use plastics are a leading contributor to global marine pollution, and initiatives such as the Ocean Strainer emphasize the urgent need to rethink consumption and waste disposal habits. Raising awareness about the human impact on marine ecosystems is critical to creating healthier oceans. The Ocean Strainer project also holds the potential for replication across Sri Lanka and other countries in the region, presenting an opportunity for other corporations to engage in addressing this pressing issue.
Both Cambio and MAS Foundation for Change are calling on other organizations to join the movement for cleaner oceans, contributing to a lasting positive change in the protection of our marine ecosystems and the future of our planet.