The Hon. Kanthasamy Prabu
Kanthasamy Prabu sought information from the Minister of Health and Mass Media on the operation of the “1990 - Suwa Seriya” ambulance service in Batticaloa District. He asked about ambulance availability, non-operational vehicles due to staff or technical issues, 24-hour coverage by Divisional Secretary’s Division, delays in rural areas, response-time monitoring, shortages of trained EMTs, vacancy filling, and any planned expansion of ambulances or facilities.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
¶ 02 Will he inform this House in relation to the Batticaloa District— (a) (i) whether the “1990 - Suwa Seriya” ambulance service is operating efficiently; (ii) the number of ambulances currently in service; (iii) the number not operating at present due to staff shortage or technical issues; and (iv) the steps taken to provide a 24-hour service in each Divisional Secretary’s Division? (b) (i) whether he is aware of public complaints about ambulance delays in rural areas of Batticaloa; (ii) if so, the reasons; and (iii) whether a new methodology has been introduced to monitor and improve response time? (c) (i) whether there is a shortage of trained EMTs in Batticaloa; (ii) if so, steps to fill vacancies; and (iii) whether expansion by providing additional ambulances or facilities is planned? If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kanthasamy Prabu. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17572