The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni
Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni stated that no donated equipment from the hospital has been or will be transferred to other institutions, following confirmation with the relevant Director. He said the main impediment is approval of cadre positions for doctors, nurses, and support staff, which has been requested from the Ministry of Finance. Once approvals are granted, staffing will be expedited for the modern ward complex intended to provide specialized infertility-related investigations and treatment not available in major Colombo hospitals.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I spoke this morning with the relevant Director. No equipment has been transferred to any other hospital. As a rule, donated equipment is not removed to other institutions. We assure none of this equipment will be transferred elsewhere.
¶ 02 There is an issue of cadre approvals. We have requested the Ministry of Finance to approve cadre for doctors, nurses and support staff. Once approved, we can deploy staff. The hospital was built to provide specialized investigations and treatment related to infertility—services not available even in Colombo’s main hospitals. It is a modern ward complex. Once cadre is approved, we will expedite staffing. We assure that equipment will not be removed.
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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/7524