Siddhalepa Ayurveda Health Resort, Wadduwa with an Ayurveda heritage of over 200 years, organized a promotion and information event on Sri Lanka Ayurveda and Hela Wedakama at the Sri Lanka High Commission in London, United Kingdom on 1^st March 2024 with the partnership of SriLankan Airlines and Sri Lanka High Commission. Health and Medical tourism sectors are growing at a higher rate after the Covid-19 pandemic and Sri Lanka Ayurveda, Yoga, Meditation and Health food are becoming popular among the British travelers.

The Sri Lankan Ayurveda awareness session was organized aiming at increasing awareness on Sri Lankan indigenous medical system - `Hela Wedakama` among the British Health professionals, Travel Agents and Health and wellness travel writers. The key experts in the health sector including veteran Ayurveda doctors based in the UK participated at the session and contributed to the sessions and was able to identify Sri Lanka’s competitive advantage in providing solutions to concerns and problems of British travelers.

Mr. Somasena Mahadiulwewa, Minister Commercial delivered the welcome address and Mrs. Manorie Mallikaratchy, Deputy High Commissioner, Sri Lanka High Commission, UK delivered the introduction to Sri Lanka Tourism and Ayurveda, and its potential to improve the arrivals of British tourists. She also extended her fullest support in promoting Ayurveda Tourism to Sri Lanka.

The main presentation was delivered by Mr. Asoka Hettigoda, Ayurveda Ratna, Chairman and Managing Director of Siddhalepa Group, addressed the gathering and explained the history of Sari Lanka Hela Wedakama and Ayurveda going back more than 5,000 years to reign of Great King Ravana, who is considered as the father of Sri Lanka’s Ayurveda.

Siddhalepa Ayurveda provides an unbeatable combination of Ayurveda services with having its own Ayurveda Products manufactured according to international standards of ISO 9001, 22000, GMP, HACCP and German PZN, its own Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital with more than 20 Ayurveda Specialists established in 1988, Set of Ayurveda Clinics in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Maldives and Sri Lanka and also the largest grower of Ayurveda medicinal plants in Sri Lanka. With the above advantages, Siddhalepa Resort guarantees the highest quality of Ayurveda therapy and has won many local and international awards for its treatments and its health cuisine. Siddhalepa Resort also organized the first Ayurveda Symposium of its kind in 2019 at Siddhalepa Ayurveda Health Resort with the participation of local and international subject-oriented scholars to promote the knowledge of research in Ayurveda and its benefits to current day problems.

As an Ayurveda medicine company, Siddhalepa has won the International Innovation awards for its innovative products such as Supirivicky toothpaste, Siddhalepa pain relief Spray and the Liv-Pro food supplement for Fatty Liver organized by Enterprise Asia.

Siddhalepa has been making its efforts to carry the message of Hela Wedakama to the world while proving the effectiveness of the Sri Lankan indigenous medical system through the testimonials of its patients.

Mr. Chinthaka Weerasinghe, Regional Manager, SriLankan Airlines highlighted the growing interest in the Ayurveda, yoga, mindfulness and wellness and its direct frequencies to Colombo. He also agreed to extend his fullest support to improve the awareness of Sri Lankan Ayurveda in the British Market.

Two winners were selected from the participants and awarded one week stay on full board with Ayurveda treatment and transfers at the Siddhalepa Ayurveda Health Resort. Sri Lankan Airlines offered the air tickets for the same persons to visit Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan High Commission in the United Kingdom extended its best cooperation in making the awareness session a success. The session was organized to mark the 90th year celebration of Siddhalepa Ayurveda in 2024.