The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
The Minister clarified that the listed projects refer to line Ministry hospitals and special projects, including 13 Chinese-funded regional hospitals under provincial councils, with Kalpitiya and Mirigama nearing opening. He said Rs. 31,000 million has been allocated in the first year of a five-year programme to develop base hospitals, with provincial and hospital-wise allocations being finalized through the Provincial Councils Ministry and the Finance Commission. Funds will be allocated next year, prioritizing base hospitals targeted for upgrading.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, what is shown there are line Ministry hospitals and special projects. For example, we have 13 hospitals being built with Chinese funding — provincial council-owned regional hospitals. Kalpitiya and Mirigama are about to open. Additionally, many base hospitals are under provincial councils. As the President said in the Budget, Rs. 31,000 million is allocated in the first year of a five-year programme to develop base hospitals. The Ministry in charge of Provincial Councils has now apportioned funds by province, and the Finance Commission is discussing hospital-wise allocations. Accordingly, we will allocate funds next year for base hospital development, prioritizing those we aim to upgrade.
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