National Cancer Institute (Sri Lanka)
| National Cancer Institute | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka | |
 | |
  Sri Lanka Colombo District | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Maharagama 10280, Maharagama, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°50′14″N 79°55′13″E / 6.83722°N 79.92028°ECoordinates: 6°50′14″N 79°55′13″E / 6.83722°N 79.92028°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Cancer |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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]
References[]
- ^ "Apeksha Hospital". www.fightcancer.lk. Fight Cancer Team Sri Lanka.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "National Cancer Control Programme". www.nccp.health.gov.lk. Ministry of Health.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A milestone in cancer cure". www.dailynews.lk. ANCL. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Daily 38 cancer patients die in Sri Lanka". www.dailynews.lk/. Lake House publisher. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
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