On the request made by First Lady Mrs Shiranthi Rajapakse to the UAE Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Mahmood Moharned Al Mahmood, the Abu Dhabi Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation donated SL Rs 62 million to purchase a Brachytherapy Machine and a Scanner Machine for the National Cancer Institute in Maharagama.
A donation of SL Rs 3.5 million was granted by the Abu Dhabi Red Crescent to purchase medical equipment (tables, chairs, beds, microwaves, refrigerators, boilers, trolleys etc) for the same institute, a few months ago. This donation too was made on the request of Mrs Rajapaksa to the Ambassador.