In brief

Bone marrow transplant

Thirty four year old Mrs. R.K. Shriyani of No. 226, Morayaya North, Wekandawala, Tangalle is diagnosed with Acute myeloid leukaemia (M-2 sub type), blood cancer, which had to be treated with bone marrow transplantation, according to Dr. Upul Ekanayake, Consultant Clinical Oncologist of the Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle. The treatment is available at Apollo Cancer/Specialty Hospital, 320, Mount Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and the total treatment cost would be around 55 lakhs in Sri Lankan rupees.

Any financial assistance to obtain this treatment could be remitted to A/C No. 9508654 of Bank of Ceylon, Weeraketiya Branch.

O - ve kidney transplant

Twenty-eight-year old B. L. Chaminda is at End Stage kidney failure, and has been recommended a kidney transplantation for his survival by Dr. A. L. M. Nazar, Consultant Nephologist of the National Hospital, Colombo and is on regular haemodialysis.

The surgery will be done free of charge but the expenses for anti-rejection therapy, custodial solution and investigations have to be borne by the patient and the cost will be around Rs. 400000.

He is need of financial assistance, contributions may be remitted to A/c No. 032-2-001-0-0010564 of People's Bank, Uyanwatte, Matara.

Writers' Assn workshop

by Alex PERERA Bandarawela Sp. Corr.

Under the patronage of Rohana Keerthi Disanayake, Badulla District Secretary, the Badulla district branch of Sri Lanka Writers' Association was formed at the Badulla district secretariat recently.

A workshop will be held on August 31 from 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the auditorium of District Secretariat, Badulla.