Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe
Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe said the Government is rebuilding the health system through a 10-year plan focused on human resources, infrastructure, technology, and adaptation to disease and climate changes. He highlighted an ongoing cadre revision to align staffing with new health units, noting that around 22,000 doctors are currently in service and that nearly 8,000 doctors have been appointed or are in the appointment pipeline within the past 18 months.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Presiding Member.
¶ 02 When we took office about a year and a half ago, the country and the health system were broken. Amid many challenges, we are rebuilding. We are implementing a 10-year plan: developing human resources, physical infrastructure, and incorporating new technologies, adapting to changing disease patterns and climatic conditions.
¶ 03 On staffing, we are conducting a cadre revision to align staff with new units. Currently, about 22,000 doctors serve; in the last 18 months, 2,171 doctors received post-intern appointments; 1,432 await appointment; 2,159 are interns; 2,371 await intern appointments—nearly 8,000 doctors added or in the pipeline within 18 months, more than a third of the total 22–23,000.
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21690