Handover of Healing Garden to Palliative Care Centre for Children with Cancer

On 15^th February, International Childhood Cancer Day, H.E. Akio ISOMATA, Ambassador of Japan, attended the handover ceremony of the Healing Garden at the palliative care centre for children with cancer “SUWA ARANA” under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).
 

Dr. Lanka Jayasuriya Dissanayake, Chairperson of Indira Cancer Trust operating SUWA ARANA, highlighted the garden’s role in holistic healing, emphasizing that cancer affects the mind, body, and spirit, and the Healing Garden provides a peaceful space for patients and families to find comfort, renewal, and strength.

  Ambassador ISOMATA expressed his delight that this project has contributed to alleviating the concerns and anxieties of patients and families, creating an environment where they can live happily and with dignity. He also expressed his hope that, through future exchanges with Japanese children's hospices, the palliative care will be further promoted.