Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media

¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the answer.

¶ 02 Answer tabled:

¶ 03 (a) (i) Yes. (ii), (iii) See Annex 01.

¶ 04 Annex 01 Guidelines Development and Editorial Committee - Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, Consultant Physician, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH) / President, Ceylon College of Physicians - Dr. Damayanthi Idampitiya, Consultant Physician, IDH - Dr. Eranga Narangoda, Consultant Physician, IDH - Dr. Amitha Fernando, Consultant Respiratory Physician, NHSL, Colombo - Dr. Chandimani Udugodage, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura - Dr. Jayantha Weeraman, Consultant Paediatrician, Epidemiology Unit, Colombo - Dr. Neranjan Dissanayake, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Teaching Hospital, Ratnapura - Dr. Manoj Edirisooriya, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, NHSL, Colombo - Dr. Upul Dissanayake, Consultant Physician, NHSL, Colombo - Dr. Priyankara Jayawardana, Consultant Physician, De Soysa Maternity Hospital, Colombo - Dr. Rohitha Mutugala, Consultant Virologist, Teaching Hospital, Kandy - Dr. Channa Perera, Consultant Judicial Medical Officer, Colombo - Dr. Indika De Lanerolle, Consultant Emergency Physician, NHSL, Colombo - Dr. Hasitha Tissera, Consultant Epidemiologist, Epidemiology Unit

¶ 05 Editorial Assistance: - Dr. Azhar Ghouse, Senior Registrar in Community Medicine, Family Health Bureau - Dr. Sammani Ratnayake, Research Assistant, Epidemiology Unit

¶ 06 (iv) Director-General of Health Services. (v) A panel with expert knowledge in relevant fields was appointed for this purpose.

¶ 07 (b) (i) See Annex 01. (ii) Yes. See Annex 02. (iii) Developed by a committee of relevant experts, based on their meetings, contemporaneous international practices in other countries, and WHO guidance issued at the time; finalized by consensus of the expert committee and published by the Ceylon College of Physicians and the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health. (iv) The publication was issued based on the opinions, recommendations and published writings of internationally recognized professionals with accepted expertise.

¶ 08 (c) Does not arise.

¶ 09 Placed in the Library.