The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Sri Lanka ranks 67th in Universal Health Coverage, with Public Health Midwives identified as a key contributor to village-level maternal and child health services. Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that issues relating to PHMs’ office and transport allowances are under discussion, and that the Government expects to provide motorcycles to PHMs within the first three months of the next year while reviewing all other allowances.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, Sri Lanka ranks 67 in Universal Health Coverage. The contribution of PHMs at village level to maternal and child health has been crucial. There are issues regarding office and transport allowances. We are discussing these. Beyond increasing the office allowance, within the first three months of next year we expect to provide a motorcycle to PHMs, and review all other allowances.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 August 2025. No. 1755509552009433. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24237