Hon. (Prof.) Chrishantha Abeysena
Hon. (Prof.) Chrishantha Abeysena acknowledged staffing issues in the health sector, noting that shortages affect not only doctors but also nurses. He said Budget allocations had been increased for nursing education, including Rs. 150 million for the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Medical Faculty and Rs. 150 million for nursing training schools, while emphasizing that addressing the nursing cadre shortage will take time.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Please grant me one more minute, Sir.
¶ 02 We certainly know the issues of doctors and are acting on them. But it is not only doctors—we also need nursing officers. Nurses are a disciplined workforce; I extend my respects to them. Yet we do not have a sufficient number of nurses today. Therefore, we have increased Budget allocations to nursing schools. We have allocated Rs. 150 million to the Medical Faculty of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Rs. 150 million to nursing training schools this year. There is currently a shortage in the nursing cadre; nurses cannot be trained within a single year. Extending my respects to all health service officers, let us together build a good health service with sound standards. Thank you.
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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/22932