The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy
Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy asked whether the Government would support and develop traditional medical institutions such as the century-old Sri Lanka Ayurveda Siddha College and its practitioners. He argued that prioritizing indigenous medicine, local herbs, and traditional formulations could reduce imported drug costs, meet domestic demand, preserve traditional systems, and promote medical tourism.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary:
¶ 02 Before university courses began, the century-old Sri Lanka Ayurveda Siddha College trained traditional physicians who preserved indigenous medicine. University entrants are selected by Z-score, but many traditional practitioners trained at that college. Using Sri Lanka’s unique herbs and traditional formulations, if we prioritize such institutions and practitioners to meet domestic demand, we can reduce imported drug costs, and also attract medical tourism through our own systems. Can arrangements be made to develop this, benefiting tourism and preserving traditional medicine?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 21 August 2025 ·No. 1757391500023637 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 August 2025. No. 1757391500023637. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22600