TATA Memorial Hospital in Mumbai donates cancer medicines to Sri Lanka

TATA Memorial Hospital (TMH) in Mumbai donated urgently required cancer medicines worth Rs 20 million to Sri Lanka recently.

The donation contains temperature controlled cancer treatment medicines required by Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Maharagama to treat cancer patients awaiting urgent lifesaving medicines. Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Mumbai coordinated with the donor and the relevant Sri Lankan and Indian authorities to facilitate the necessary approvals and clearances to airlift the medical consignment to Sri Lanka on 16th July 2022.

Dr. Vethody Consul General of Sri Lanka in Mumbai while appreciating the invaluable donation made by the TMH at this hour of need for Sri Lanka, Consul General requested further collaboration between TATA Memorial Center and cancer treatment institutes in Sri Lanka to exchange cancer treatment know-how and expertise to uplift the cancer treatments. Tata Memorial Hospital is among the oldest and largest cancer centers in the world, with over 75 years of exceptional patient care, high-quality training and innovative cancer research and is at the forefront of national and global cancer control efforts. It is the national comprehensive cancer center for the prevention, treatment and research on cancer in India. The Hospital was established in 1941. Tata Memorial Centre is a world leader in basic, translational, epidemiologic and clinical cancer research.