The Tellippalai  Cancer Hospital in Jaffna will be opened on Sunday

The Secretary to the Ministry of Health Dr. Nihal Jayathilaka said that the hospital was built at a cost of Rs.300 million.

With the opening of the Tellippalai  Cancer hospital; cancer patients will be transferred to this establishment from the Jaffna Hospital. The Health Secretary noted that the hospital is facilitated with 120 beds.

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