National Cancer Institute (Sri Lanka)

National Cancer Institute (some times Apeksha Hospital), widely known as the "Maharagama Cancer Hospital" is a government hospital in Maharagama, Sri Lanka. Is the main hospital which is dedicated for treating cancer .Which is under the control of Department of Health, provides all its services free of charge.[1][2] In 2016 hospital open Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) unit. Its valued Rs. 1.2 billion.[3] Present day Sri Lanka has more than 50,000 cancer patients. Annually died 14,000 patient.[4]

National Cancer Institute
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
National Cancer Institute (Sri Lanka) is located in Colombo District
National Cancer Institute (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Colombo District
Geography
LocationMaharagama 10280, Maharagama, Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°50′14″N 79°55′13″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeCancer
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Links
Websitewww.nccp.health.gov.lk

References

  1. "Apeksha Hospital". www.fightcancer.lk. Fight Cancer Team Sri Lanka.
  2. "National Cancer Control Programme". www.nccp.health.gov.lk. Ministry of Health.
  3. "A milestone in cancer cure". www.dailynews.lk. ANCL. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. "Daily 38 cancer patients die in Sri Lanka". www.dailynews.lk/. Lake House publisher. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

Cancer In Sri Lanka

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