The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa said the 1990 ambulance service has strengthened the existing ambulance system and that increasing its fleet to 450 vehicles should improve coverage, despite some vehicles being unavailable due to technical issues. He stated that hospital-level needs, driver shortages, and technical problems are being assessed, and that ambulance services will be regularized through primary and secondary healthcare reforms. He also undertook to give special attention to the specific locations raised.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The 1990 service greatly augmented the conventional ambulance system. Expanding the fleet to 450 should significantly improve coverage, though typically 30–40 vehicles will be down for technical issues at any time. We are assessing hospital-level needs for additional conventional ambulances and solutions to driver and technical issues. Through reforms to primary and secondary healthcare, we aim to regularize ambulance services. I will pay special attention to the places you mentioned.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 June 2025. No. 1751280704002343. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6759