The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised concerns about inadequate resources in hospitals in the Batticaloa District, noting that the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital has ADB-backed approvals for a cath lab, MRI machine and CT scanner. He referred to a 2021 incident in which cath lab equipment intended for Batticaloa was allegedly diverted to Kalutara, and asked for assurances that the currently allocated cath lab, MRI and CT scanner would be provided. He also asked whether the Central Government, including through the Line Ministry, could supply necessary resources to district hospitals despite limitations in the Provincial Council system.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary:
¶ 02 Our district has PMCU, Divisional Base, District and the Teaching Hospital. Many hospitals lack adequate resources. There is a risk the Provincial Council system may be too weak; nevertheless, the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital, under the Central Government, has approvals via ADB financing for a cath lab, MRI machine and CT scanner, reportedly now in procurement.
¶ 03 In 2021, cath labs imported for Batticaloa were taken to Kalutara by the then Minister’s influence. Now we hear the CT scanner for Batticaloa has been deemed unnecessary and removed, while you had promised an MRI. Can you assure that, under the ADB support, the cath lab, MRI and CT scanner allocated for Batticaloa will indeed be provided? And can the Central Government provide needed resources to our hospitals, even via the Line Ministry?
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13564