Srilanka, Oct. 18 -- Medical Professionals' Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights President and medical specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to launch an immediate investigation into an alleged move to procure a 17-year-old linear accelerator (LINAC) for the Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Maharagama instead of a modern model.

He has raised concerns over the proposed purchase of the machine, which is used to deliver radiation treatment to cancer patients.

Dr. Sanjeewa alleged that despite the availability of modern equipment, efforts were being made, with the involvement of a biomedical engineering company, to procure an outdated model that is around 17 years old.

The procurement is planned under an A...