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°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Cancer |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The National Cancer Institute (also known as Apeksha Hospital) is a government hospital in Maharagama, Sri Lanka. Which is under the control of Department of Health, provides all its services free of charge.[1][2] As of February 2020 Sri Lanka has more than 50,000 cancer patients, with 14,000 annual deaths due to cancer.[3]
References
- ^ "Apeksha Hospital". www.fightcancer.lk. Fight Cancer Team Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2021-06-04.
- ^ "National Cancer Control Programme". www.nccp.health.gov.lk. Ministry of Health. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11.
- ^ "Daily 38 cancer patients die in Sri Lanka". www.dailynews.lk/. Lake House publisher. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.