Hon. (Prof.) Chrishantha Abeysena
Hon. (Prof.) Chrishantha Abeysena stated that Ayurveda and indigenous medicine require an evidence-based policy framework, structured roadmap, and strategic plan rather than ad hoc measures. He emphasized the absence of a data system in the indigenous medical sector and called for its establishment as a prerequisite for developing the sector.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 If we are to develop Ayurveda and our indigenous medical system, we need a plan and a policy. It must be evidence-based. We do not have such a framework. Some individuals have made ad hoc policies, but we need a structured roadmap and a strategic plan, grounded in data. In the indigenous medical sector, there is no data system at all. Therefore, we must build a system. If we desire to advance indigenous medicine, we must establish such a system; without it we cannot move forward.
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- Hansard, Saturday, 22 November 2025 ·No. 22972 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Prof.) Chrishantha Abeysena. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 November 2025. No. 22972. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22925