The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media
On behalf of the Minister, the Deputy Minister provided figures on hospitals in the Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya Districts, stating that there are 159 institutions in total and that detailed lists and vacancy data have been placed in the Library as annexes. He said measures to address resource gaps include prioritizing needs, using project allocations to improve physical facilities, and implementing recruitment and training programmes for health staff at institutional, provincial and national levels.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister:
¶ 02 (a) (i) In Kandy District there are 77 hospitals; in Matale 34; in Nuwara Eliya 48; total 159, comprising: - District Base Hospitals (Type A/B) - Divisional Hospitals (Types A/B/C) - Rehabilitation Hospital (1) - Primary Medical Care Units (64) (Full lists are placed in the Library.)
¶ 03 (ii) The detailed names of hospitals are provided in Annex 01, and have been placed in the Library.
¶ 04 (iii) The detailed vacancy numbers by hospital for doctors, nurses, paramedical services and minor staff are provided in Annex 02, which is lengthy and is placed in the Library.
¶ 05 (iv) Measures: 1. Prioritizing needs and utilizing allocations under various projects to enhance physical resources. 2. For human resources, recruitments and training programmes are being implemented at institutional, provincial and national levels, with further programmes planned.
¶ 06 (b) Does not arise.
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