The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that while multiple medical systems operate in Sri Lanka, practitioners must be properly registered with the relevant medical councils, and some registration and misuse issues remain. He said claims of 40,000 “quack” doctors may be exaggerated, but acknowledged unregistered practitioners exist and noted that raids are being conducted through Medical Officers of Health. He urged the public to report unregistered practitioners and said the authorities are prepared to take legal action, including cases already filed.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, several medical systems operate in Sri Lanka. Doctors must be registered with the Medical Council. However, there are issues with registration in some councils. Also, some persons use other systems under the guise of registered systems. It is commonly said that about 40,000 “quack” doctors operate. Personally, I do not accept that it is as many as 40,000, but we know there is some number. Through Medical Officers of Health, we are conducting raids. We also tell the public: if you know of unregistered practitioners, please inform us. We are ready to take legal action. In fact, we have filed cases recently as well.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2025. No. 1736487038022510. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15902