The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe
Arguing in support of the visa arrangement with the Maldives, (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe stated that Maldivians use Sri Lankan private hospitals for treatment under the Aasandha health insurance scheme, contributing to medical tourism. He added that Sri Lankans travel to the Maldives mainly for employment, bringing economic benefits to Sri Lanka, and concluded that the arrangement is broadly beneficial to the country.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, under the Maldivian national health insurance “Aasandha” and this visa regime, many Maldivians come to private hospitals in Sri Lanka for treatment—medical tourism. Sri Lankans, however, largely go to the Maldives for employment, bringing economic benefits to us. Therefore, we believe the visa arrangement yields greater overall benefit to Sri Lanka.
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- Hansard, Friday, 20 March 2026 ·No. 23396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 March 2026. No. 23396. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8374