Faster diagnosis with latest machines

Nadira Gunatilleke

The Colombo National Hospital is in possession of the latest technology to diagnose Cancer and Thalassaemia. The latest technology, Chemiluminescence Method is now available for the public which uses two Immunochemistry Analyzers installed at a cost of Rs.225 million, a Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said.

He said that Siemens Health Care and Services Biogenic, a private organisation donated the two machines to the Colombo National Hospital responding to a request by Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva.

The relevant documents were handed over to the Minister by Chairman of Siemens Health Care and Services Biogenic, G. Sathasivam. According to the spokesman earlier the Colombo National Hospital used RIA-Radioimmunoassay to diagnose such diseases.

When diagnosing diseases using this method an unavoidable delay occurred because it was not an automatic system. But the new system will diagnose diseases quickly. The new machines can be used to diagnose changes in hormones, detect cancer, Thalassaemia and other diseases. The patients can obtain the service free from the Colombo National Hospital.