The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam)
A question was raised to the Minister of Health and Mass Media on whether he is aware that Batticaloa Teaching Hospital serves over 1.78 million people but lacks key facilities, including an MRI scanner, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, CT scanner, and Brachytherapy Unit. It asks whether steps will be taken to provide the required equipment and facilities urgently, and if not, to state the reasons.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
¶ 02 (a) Is he aware that: (i) the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital provides services to approximately more than 1.78 million people; (ii) patients are facing severe difficulties due to the lack of adequate equipment/facilities; and (iii) the hospital lacks an MRI scanner, a Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab), a CT scanner, and a Brachytherapy Unit?
¶ 03 (b) If so, will he inform this House whether steps will be taken to provide the necessary equipment/facilities as soon as possible?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 March 2026. No. 23376. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5106