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The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka on behalf of the Hon. Kins Nelson

8 May 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Martyrs' Day Commemorations and OPD Attendance (Q.10/2024, etc.)

Healthcare
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Asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media to provide annual figures from 2015 to date on patients treated at government hospital OPDs and expenditure on OPD development. The question also sought the Minister’s view on whether OPDs significantly contribute to Sri Lanka’s health indicators and what measures are planned to further develop OPD services.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the number of patients who received treatments at outpatient departments (OPDs) of government hospitals in each of the years from 2015 up until now, separately; (ii) the amounts spent on developing OPDs of government hospitals in each of the years during the period referred to above, separately; (iii) whether he accepts that OPDs make a significant contribution towards achieving high health indicators in Sri Lanka; and (iv) the measures that will be taken for developing that aspect further? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Thursday, 8 May 2025 ·No. 1748426168056758 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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