Ceylinco Healthcare for low income earning families too

Ceylinco Healthcare will not only offer its services to the affluent class but also the low income earning families in the country ensuring their safety and welfare, said Ceylinco Consolidated Chairman Dr. Lalith Kotelawala.

He was addressing the launch of the first radiation treatment centre by the Ceylinco Healthcare Ltd. in Colombo on Tuesday.

"The new venture is noteworthy for Sri Lanka because it takes treatment of cancer to a new paradigm in our country", he said.

He said patients suffering from the dreadful disease should be relieved restoring health and helping them to lead a productive life.

Ceylinco Healthcare Services Ltd. Deputy Chairman R. Renganathen said the radiation centre will help save the drain of huge amounts of foreign exchange and relieve people from the hassle of travelling abroad for treatment.

The centre will help to make early detections which will save the lives of many cancer patients", he said.

Associate Medical Director Washington Hospital Centre Dr. Lawrence Lessin said the new radiation centre which is an outcome of a brainstorming session will be a great benefit to all Sri Lankans.

"Cancer is a curable disease and with the development of radiation therapy not only more cancer patients will be cured but it would also enable them to lead a productive life," Dr. Lessin said.

He said the prime aim is not only to cure patients but also minimise the adverse effects of treatment and educate people on the techniques of cancer treatment.

Over 11,000 new patients are diagnosed with cancer annually in the country.

The radiation treatment unit is the country's first Linear Accelerator, the international Gold Standard in delivery of accurate, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRI) for the treatment of cancer.

The Ceylinco Healthcare Centre is affiliated to the Washington Hospital Centre.

LF