The Hon. R. M. Gamini Rathnayake
Hon. R. M. Gamini Rathnayake supported the NMRA regulations, framing them as part of a patient-centred health policy grounded in the right to health. He said the regulations aim to improve affordability while maintaining quality and ensuring continuity of supply for essential health services and medicines.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, as we consider these NMRA regulations, let us recall a shared principle: health is a fundamental human right. Our policy is patient-centred, empowering patients and ensuring that every person can access needed, quality services without hardship. The purpose of these regulations is to advance that goal, addressing affordability while safeguarding quality and continuity of supply.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 21 October 2025 ·No. 22635 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. R. M. Gamini Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 October 2025. No. 22635. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29638