The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
The Minister stated that, based on previous experience establishing professorial units in universities such as Rajarata, Uva Wellassa, Wayamba and Sabaragamuwa, the Government is proceeding with efforts to commence the professorial unit for the 12th medical faculty. He noted that the Minister and Secretary had to intervene more than usual due to concerns raised within the sector, and appealed for cooperation to increase the country’s doctor output even if the unit cannot begin as a fully-fledged facility from the first day.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we have experience starting professorial units in Rajarata, Uva Wellassa, Wayamba, Sabaragamuwa, etc. This time, both the Minister and Secretary have had to intervene more than usual to commence a unit. There are issues raised from within the sector; I will not name individuals now. I appeal to all to embrace the opportunity to establish the 12th medical faculty’s professorial unit and increase our doctor output. Starting fully-fledged from day one is not always possible, but we will proceed.
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