Review of Activities 2007

January - December 2007


During the period 1st January to 31st December 2007,
befriending sessions were conducted at the Mithuruwela
Center for a period of 111 days.

A total of 638 callers were befriended, of which 179 were
‘new callers’ and 459 were ‘old callers’. Sixty one callers
visited the Center just once (new caller), while 118 made
multiple visits (old caller).

The average number of callers befriended per day has
increased from 4 last year to 6 in 2007.

Of the 179 callers, 42 are males and 137 are females.
The center continues to attract a greater proportion
of females.

Fifty two of those befriended were Patients while the remaining 127were Caregivers.

The Age Profile of the Callers is given below.

The Primary Needs/Concerns of the Callers were as follows :

The above data include multiple responses.

The Types of Cancers encountered during the befriending sessions were as follows :

The cancers that have been classified as ‘Other’ include the following :
Esophagus

Womb

Eye
Pitutary gland

Leg

Fallopian Tube
Lymph Node

Gall Bladder
Pancreas Nodules
Orthopaedic Sarcoma

Arm

The areas of residence of Callers by District are as follows :