10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Galle· 22 August 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions and Answers (Q.846/2025, Q.1024/2025, Q.1068/2025, Q.1070/2025, Q.1073/2025, Q.1076/2025, Q.1092/2025)

Healthcare
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Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka raised concern over a newspaper report claiming that an essential vaccine was unavailable in hospitals, creating a risk that bypass surgeries could stop. He requested verification of the report’s accuracy, citing concern expressed by specialist doctors.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, a national newspaper reports today that “an essential vaccine is unavailable in any hospital; risk of bypass surgeries stopping,” according to specialist doctors. This is alarming. Please verify its accuracy.

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Hansard, Friday, 22 August 2025 ·No. 1756894696039492 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 August 2025. No. 1756894696039492. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22280