Building stronger cancer care through medical equipment and critical care facilities.
In 2010, Colours of Courage donated medical equipment worth USD 1 million to the National Cancer Institute, Maharagama, significantly enhancing the hospital’s treatment capabilities and helping improve patient care.
This contribution addressed critical equipment shortages and supported the hospital in providing more efficient and advanced treatment services to thousands of cancer patients.
In 2011, Colours of Courage presented the National Cancer Institute with its first-ever Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU).
Named the Urmila Amalean Medical Intensive Care Unit, this six-bed state-of-the-art facility was equipped with all essential critical care infrastructure, including:
Despite the National Cancer Institute’s 50-year history, the hospital lacked a dedicated ICU for patients undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, leaving highly vulnerable patients at increased risk of complications and infections.
Prior to the MICU, patients requiring intensive care or isolation often had to be transferred to National Hospital of Sri Lanka or other hospitals for ICU treatment.
Constructed at a cost of LKR 70 million, the fully equipped MICU dramatically improved cancer care at NCI by enabling critically ill patients to receive specialized care within the institute itself, reducing transfers and improving survival outcomes.