The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the Government would proceed with facilities needed for medical education and related services, noting that the Minister of Transport had intervened to provide land at the Kalutara Depot for a Faculty of Medicine building. He also said a DOD building would be constructed affiliated to the Karapitiya/Gallassa Maternity and Children’s Hospital, with the aim of establishing a fully fledged Faculty of Medicine and Teaching Hospital.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Doctors are aware of the situation. Understanding that, we will proceed with these activities and provide the necessary facilities. The Minister of Transport has intervened to provide us land at the Kalutara Depot. There we will construct the Faculty of Medicine building. Likewise, to facilitate these activities, we will construct a DOD building affiliated to the Karapitiya/Gallassa Maternity and Children’s Hospital. Thus, I wish to state that a fully-fledged Faculty of Medicine and a Teaching Hospital will be established there.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 August 2025. No. 1756378373069107. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16112