The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake
Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked the Minister of Health about the delay in upgrading nursing education in Sri Lanka from diploma to degree level, noting that the World Bank had recommended this as early as 1963. He referred to discussions with the Education Minister on 16 March 2025 and the appointment of an advisory committee, and requested clarification on the current obstacles to implementing degree-level nursing nationally.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my first supplementary:
¶ 02 In 1963, the World Bank recommended upgrading nursing in Sri Lanka to degree level. Yet we still mostly run diploma programs. On 16.03.2025, we discussed this with the Education Minister and even appointed an advisory committee, but nearly a year has passed. Hon. Minister of Health, what are the current obstacles to elevating nursing to degree level nationally?
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Cite as: The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14813