Sixteen-year-old Praneeth Chathuranga Bombuwalage who has represented his school in athletics and rugger is suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia and is under treatment at the Anura dhapura General Hospital. Medical experts said that this disease could be cured at an Indian hospital. According to doctors, around Rs. 4 million would be needed for treatment in India.

Praneeth is a student at Anuradhapura Walisinghe Harischandra Vidyalaya. He was unable to sit for the GCE O/L examination held in December 2007, as his father who had been with the army for 20 years and mother employed at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat of the North Central Province were unable to raise the required money, donors are requested to contribute to an account maintained at Anuradhapura Bank of Ceylon, Super Grade branch A/C/No. 6888019