Cancer Hospital transit home second phase initiated
MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd together with the CCC Foundation-Sri Lanka
initiated the second phase of the Transit Home Complex located at
Maharagama Cancer Hospital on December 10.
MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd Director, Ajay Amalean donated Rs 25 million
to the National Health Development Fund and the cheque was handed over
to Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena at the Health Ministry last
Friday. Ministry Secretary Dr Ravindra Ruberu was also present.
MAS Holdings had made a pledge at their 20th anniversary celebrations
to assist the Health Sector to a tune of Rs 100 Million. Accordingly
with Friday donation of Rs 25 Million, the total donations of MAS
Holdings (Pvt) Ltd to the Health Sector reached Rs 100 million.
MAS Holdings Director, Ajay Amalean confirmed their commitment to
uplift the treatment and services available to cancer patients. Some of
the equipment already donated to the Cancer Hospital- Maharagama are,
ultra sound scanner, laparoscopy system, endoscopy, flame photometer,
motorized micro Tome, X-ray processor, freezer, ICU beds, therapeutic
ventilators, multi-para ventilators and many other medical equipment.
This donation of Rs 25 Million, is to be channelled towards the
construction of the Transit Home.
Daily about 350 to 500 cancer patients attend the cancer clinic at
Maharagama Cancer Hospital. Most of them are from the suburbs and
outstation towns and have to attend the cancer clinic almost on a daily
basis for their uninterrupted treatment, thus they face many
difficulties without proper accommodation.
This has made it difficult for resident patients as well as doctors.
To overcome this problem CCC Foundation is constructing a Transit
Home at a cost of Rs 175 million for the Health Ministry.
The Transit Home , once completed can house 175 patients with all the
facilities and is free to patients. Accordingly, the CCC Foundation will
take steps to start the construction, immediately.
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