The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni
Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni stated that while local authorities remain responsible for maintaining maternity clinic buildings, the proposed “Arogya Suwatha” primary care centres will provide a wider range of services. He said these centres will incorporate existing clinic functions while adding screening, health education, rehabilitation, and palliative care, with nationwide implementation expected to take several years.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 There are thousands of maternity clinics nationwide; buildings are the responsibility of local authorities, including maintenance. Our “Arogya Suwatha” primary care centres have a broader scope: while continuing existing services, they add essential elements like screening to detect conditions early, health education, rehabilitation to reintegrate patients, and palliative care where cure is not possible. These centres will also accommodate clinic functions. Rolling this network out nationwide will take some years.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 October 2025 ·No. 22973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 October 2025. No. 22973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7496