The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media

¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the answer.

¶ 02 Answer tabled.

¶ 03 (a) (i) 20 (including National Hospitals). Details are in Annex 01.

¶ 04 (ii) Objectives: - Main: To provide clinical training and teaching for medical undergraduates and postgraduate trainees. - Other: To provide all specialist medical services. (iv) Basic facilities are listed in Annex 02.

¶ 05 (b) (i) Yes.

¶ 06 (ii) A professorial unit should be established in every teaching hospital. For Kuliyapitiya and Badulla—which were recently upgraded—arrangements are underway to establish professorial units.

¶ 07 (iii) All teaching hospitals have professorial units except Kuliyapitiya and Badulla. A list of teaching hospitals is in Annex 03.

¶ 08 (iv) Linked medical faculties are listed in Annex 03, including: - Colombo National Hospital — University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine - Galle National Hospital — University of Ruhuna, Faculty of Medicine - Kandy National Hospital — University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Medicine - Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital — Rajarata University, Faculty of Medicine - Badulla Teaching Hospital — Uva Wellassa University, Faculty of Medicine - Batticaloa Teaching Hospital — Eastern University, Faculty of Health Sciences/Medicine - Kalubowila (Colombo South) Teaching Hospital — University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Medical Sciences - Jaffna Teaching Hospital — University of Jaffna, Faculty of Medicine - Kalutara Teaching Hospital — University of Moratuwa, Faculty of Medicine - Kuliyapitiya Teaching Hospital — Wayamba University, Faculty of Medicine - Kurunegala Teaching Hospital — Wayamba University, Faculty of Medicine - Peradeniya Teaching Hospital — University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Medicine - Ratnapura Teaching Hospital — Sabaragamuwa University, Faculty of Medicine - Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children — University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine - Castle Street Women’s Hospital — University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine - De Soysa Women’s Hospital — University of Colombo, Faculty of Medicine - Sri Lanka-German Friendship Women’s Hospital (for relevant faculty linkage) — University of Ruhuna, Faculty of Medicine - Sri Jayewardenepura Dental Institute (Teaching Hospital) — University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Dental Sciences - Sirimavo Bandaranaike Hospital — University of Peradeniya, Faculty of Medicine

¶ 09 (v) Yes.

¶ 10 (vi) Yes. After upgrading necessary infrastructure, the professorial unit will be established.

¶ 11 (vii) Not applicable.

¶ 12 (viii) Discussions are ongoing to provide necessary facilities to Kuliyapitiya Teaching Hospital.

¶ 13 (c) Question does not arise.