The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni
On behalf of the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni tabled a written answer on the National Health Development Fund. The response set out the Fund’s objectives, including supporting health institutions, research and education, disease prevention, and procurement of medical equipment and essential drugs, and stated that donations from 2015 to 31 December 2024 totalled Rs. 3,111,258,902.89. It noted that payments were made in 2017 and 2018 for bone marrow transplants for children under 12 with thalassemia on humanitarian grounds, and that since 2018 the Fund has not been used outside its stated objectives.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Health and Mass Media, I table the answer.
¶ 02 Answer tabled.
¶ 03 (a) (i) Objectives: 1. To develop and promote institutions providing health services in Sri Lanka. 2. To promote research among those engaged in health services in Sri Lanka and to enhance the education and knowledge of those concerned. 3. When donations are received for specific programs, to utilize such donations, as far as possible, for those programs, and to fund programs required for disease prevention and health protection among the people of Sri Lanka. 4. To purchase medical equipment and essential drugs used for health services in Sri Lanka.
¶ 04 (ii) From 2015 to 31.12.2024, total donations received: Rs. 3,111,258,902.89. (Annex 01 – Placed in the Library.)
¶ 05 (iii) See Annex 02. (Placed in the Library.)
¶ 06 (iv) Yes. In 2017 and 2018, on humanitarian grounds, payments were made for bone marrow transplant surgeries for children under 12 suffering from thalassemia.
¶ 07 (v) Since 2018, the National Health Development Fund has not been used for purposes outside its objectives.
¶ 08 (b) Does not arise.
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