The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
The Minister stated that past hospital upgrades were often not based on scientific criteria and said future upgrades would be guided by the national plan. He emphasized that classifications such as “B,” “A,” or District General Hospital must depend on the availability of specialist services, facilities, population distribution, geographic need, and actual demand. He added that required facilities would be provided to base hospitals in stages.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I will address that. Hon. Member, let me be frank: historically, many hospital upgrades have not been based on scientific criteria. If we upgrade a hospital to “B,” “A,” or DGH, the essential question is whether we can provide the requisite specialist services and facilities, and whether there is an actual need. Political authorities may wish to upgrade their area hospital, but we must act according to the national plan. However, we will, step by step, provide required facilities to base hospitals. Going forward, in future upgrades we will strictly consider factors such as population distribution, geographic need, and alignment with the national plan.
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- Hansard, Friday, 21 November 2025 ·No. 22936 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 November 2025. No. 22936. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6298