Sri Lanka, May 24 -- A total of 12 state-of-the-art colposcopy machines have been introduced to government hospitals to improve the detection and treatment of cervical cancer, which ranks as the fifth most common cancer among women in Sri Lanka, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Health Ministry stated that a further six machines are scheduled to be installed within the coming month, further expanding diagnostic capacity across the island.

Each colposcopy unit is valued at Rs. 6 million, with over Rs. 72 million allocated by the Ministry of Health and Mass Media for the initial phase of the project. An additional allocation of more than Rs. 42 million has been set aside for the second phase.

According to the Ministry, the newly i...