Sandakada Pahana in aid of cancer patients

Sunil Edirisinghe

Sandakada Pahana, the musical show of veteran vocalist Sunil Edirisinghe, will take place at the auditorium of Bishop’s College, Colombo 7, on June 9 at 6.30 pm.

This programme is organized by the Cancer Care Association (CCA) which is a charity organization engaged in helping cancer patients in many respects. The proceeds of this show will be utilized for the completion of the second phase of the Hospice already built at Kurundakulama, Anuradhapura. In 2011 November, the CCA completed building of a Hospice at a cost of Rupees Six Million in Kurundakulama, Anuradhapura, solely through fund raising from the general public.

The purpose of building a Hospice was to support cancer patients not needing active treatment with palliative care (terminally ill patients), but those who need symptomatic treatment. It was the only Hospice available in outstation and pioneered to build by a charity organization for the first time in the history of Sri Lanka.