The Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media
Donations of Rs. 1,188,700 were received in 2024 for the Neurosurgical Unit to purchase a neurosurgical endoscopy machine, but the funds remain unused because the machine costs about Rs. 45 million. The Deputy Minister stated that procurement will proceed once full funding is available, and that discussions are under way to channel future donations through the Health Development Fund for proper utilization.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 On behalf of the Minister of Health and Mass Media, I reply:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Donations have been received for the Neurosurgical Unit to purchase a neurosurgical endoscopy machine. The total donations received in 2024 amount to Rs. 1,188,700.00.
¶ 03 (ii) As the cost of a neurosurgical endoscopy machine is about Rs. 45 million, the donations received are insufficient. Therefore, all such funds remain unused and are currently deposited in the hospital’s donation account.
¶ 04 (iii) Upon full availability of funds to purchase the neurosurgical endoscopy machine, necessary procurement will be undertaken. Discussions are ongoing to credit future donations to the Health Development Fund for proper utilization.
¶ 05 (b) Not applicable.
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