Donation by Imperial Institute students to Cancer Hospital

Third year BSc (Hons) Business Management degree students of Imperial Institute of Higher Education donated drugs, devices, equipment and other necessary goods to the National Cancer Hospital recently.

These students raised the money from a business-like entrepreneurial assignment they engaged in, which was titled "Seminar in Marketing." This was a part of their internal degree on BSc (Hons) Business Management from University of Wales, UK.

This module is structured in a manner where a group of students have to establish and register a company and follow the complete process of conceptualisation, idea generation, production, launching and marketing of a product. The group that made the contribution to the hospital called themselves "Swift Solutions" and launched an interactive CD and a series of corporate training workshops together with Toast Masters Association of Sri Lanka.

Swift Solutions consisted of students, Shehan Mendis, Varuni Fernando, Nadina Fernando, Gunith de Silva, Yahya Galeley and Hisham Hussain. Together with renowned toastmasters, they conducted corporate training workshops for many executives and marketed the CDs as well. The formal launch of Swift Solutions was held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo. As per module requirements the company accounts were audited by Chartered Accountants and the profit was to be donated to charity.

Swift Solutions decided to donate their profits to National Cancer Hospital, Maharagama. The goods donated included walkers, DVD players, anti-cancer drugs, injections and vitamins that are given to patients after chemotherapy.

The students donated these goods to Director, National Cancer Institute Dr. Kanishka Karunaratna.