The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Health
The Deputy Minister of Health tabled a response stating that Batticaloa Teaching Hospital serves the Eastern Province and nearby districts, including Badulla, Polonnaruwa, and Monaragala. He said patients are referred to nearby hospitals where facilities are unavailable, while procurement is underway for an MRI scanner, cath lab, and brachytherapy unit, with a CT scanner already available. Procurement is proceeding subject to available financial provisions, including an ADB-supported brachytherapy project.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Health and Mass Media, I table the answer.
¶ 02 Answer tabled.
¶ 03 (a) (i) Yes. Batticaloa Teaching Hospital provides services to the Eastern Province and also to adjacent districts such as Badulla, Polonnaruwa, and Monaragala.
¶ 04 (ii) Where equipment/facilities are currently unavailable, patients are referred to nearby hospitals. Procurement processes to acquire required equipment are underway.
¶ 05 (iii) 1. MRI Scanner: Procurement has commenced; availability is expected within this year. 2. CT Scanner: A CT scanner is already available at the hospital. 3. Cath Lab: Procurement has commenced; the Bid Evaluation Committee report is being prepared. 4. Brachytherapy Unit: Procurement initiated under an ADB project.
¶ 06 (b) Procurement actions are in progress in line with available financial provisions.
¶ 07 (c) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 March 2026 ·No. 23376 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Health. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 March 2026. No. 23376. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5107