The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa said dialysis services were being maintained at hospitals including the National Institute in Polonnaruwa and Badulla Teaching Hospital, with no reported patient transfers. He acknowledged temporary shortages of fistula needles due to local procurement delays, during which some patients had been asked to purchase needles privately, but said private imports and expedited procurement would stabilize supplies. He added that the Medical Supplies Division would distribute fistula needles to hospitals in the coming days and undertook to examine the screening issue raised.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, I have already addressed this previously. I personally contacted several hospitals. The National Institute in Polonnaruwa is managing the situation. Patient transfers have not been reported. Due to time taken in some local procurement processes, patients were temporarily asked to buy needles privately. Now, two private companies have imported the needles, and local procurement is being expedited. I spoke to Badulla Teaching Hospital; they dialyze about 35 patients per day and can manage. Through the Medical Supplies Division, fistula needles will be supplied to hospitals in the coming days. This is a temporary arrangement while we stabilize supplies. I will look into the screening matter you raised.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 October 2025. No. 22640. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13870