The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran
Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran thanked the Minister for appointing an obstetrician to Cheddikulam Hospital in Vavuniya and raised concerns about continuing staffing and facility shortages in the underdeveloped rural area. He asked when a Judicial Medical Officer and In-charge Medical Officer would be appointed, and when the non-functioning operating theatre would be cleaned and handed over for use by the appointed surgeon.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will pose my second Supplementary Question.
¶ 02 Hon. Minister visited the Cheddikulam Hospital in Vavuniya; I accompanied him that day. On behalf of the people of the area, I thank him for urgently appointing a VOG (Obstetrician) to that hospital. There is also a need to promptly appoint a Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) and an In-charge Medical Officer (IMO). Cheddikulam is a very underdeveloped, rural area, and the needs of the hospital must be addressed quickly. Are there arrangements to make such appointments? How long will it take?
¶ 03 Further, although a Surgeon has been appointed to that hospital, the operating theatre is reportedly not functioning. I understand that action is now being taken to clean it. How long will it take to hand over the theatre to the specialist?
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Cite as: The Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 July 2025. No. 1753082553092748. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21037