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Sri Lanka Mission

18 Jul 2008

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The Atomic Energy Authority - IAEA's counterpart in Sri Lanka. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Discussion at the National Cancer Institute Maharagama, the largest cancer treatment centre in Sri Lanka. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)

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Patient receiving radiotherapy at the National Cancer Institute, Maharagama. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)/p>

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Entrance of the World Health Organization Country Office, Sri Lanka. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Members of the imPACT mission and WHO Country Representative discuss cancer activities in Sri Lanka. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)

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Another busy day at the General Teaching Hospital in Kandy. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)

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Men and women of all ages patiently await their turn to be seen and treated at Kandy Hospital. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)

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Beds are not yet occupied by young patients at the General Teaching Hospital in Kandy. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)

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Sign to the Radiotherapy Unit at Kandy Hospital. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Preparing for the next patient to receive radiotherapy in the Radiotherapy Unit at Kandy Hospital. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Display of patient masks to be used as protective devices during radiotherapy. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)

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Waiting room at Kandy Teaching Hospital in Kandy, Sri Lanka. By the end of the day, the crowds have thinned out. But patients often have to wait many hours to see a doctor. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)

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Sign at the entrance of the General Teaching Hospital in Karapitiya, Galle. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Staff discuss patients in a friendly atomosphere at the Galle Hospital. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Sign at the General Teaching Hospital in Karapitiya, Galle acknowledging the donation of CT simulator & Treatment Planning System by the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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CT simulator & Treatment Planning System donated by the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme. (Photo R. Imai/IAEA)

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CT simulator & Treatment Planning System. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Sri Lanka Cancer Society: poster display submitted by shoolchildren for a poster competition on the “Prevention of Cancer”. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Visit to the Shantha Sevana Hospice where care and support are provided to patients with advanced cancer. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Inside the Shantha Sevana Hospice grounds. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)

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Shantha Sevana Hospice. (Photo M. Villanueva/IAEA)