The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
Fifty institutions were identified, with detailed cadre and status information tabled in an annex covering facilities down to Primary Medical Care Units. Vacancies in the relevant hospitals are to be filled through upcoming recruitments, while excess staffing in some locations is also being managed. Development of Chilaw Hospital is proceeding under the Primary Health Care System Improvement Project, and provincial hospitals in Puttalam District are being improved using Provincial Specific Development Grants and Asian Development Bank loan-assisted projects.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows:
¶ 02 (a) (i) 50. (ii) Included in the annex. I table the annex. From that, the Hon. Member can see the cadres down to Primary Medical Care Units and the current status. (iii) Vacancies in these hospitals will be filled during upcoming recruitments. We also observe that, in deployments, there are not only vacancies but, in some places, excess staff. We are managing that situation. (iv) 1. We have planned to implement the “Primary Health Care System Improvement Project,” under which development work of the Chilaw Hospital is ongoing. 2. For the hospitals under the Provincial Councils in Puttalam District, the following funds and projects are being utilized to improve the hospital system: - Provincial Specific Development Grants (PSDG) - Asian Development Bank loan-assisted projects (ADB)
¶ 03 (b) Does not arise.
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