The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena
Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena noted rising inpatient admissions in Ayurvedic hospitals in Monaragala and requested urgent filling of vacancies for doctors, nurses and other staff. He also raised medicine shortages in the district and asked whether the Department of Ayurveda could purchase locally grown medicinal raw materials from areas such as Medagama, Nilgala forest and Pettagamthalawa for medicine production.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, thank you to the Hon. Minister for the detailed response. In Monaragala, inpatient admissions to Ayurvedic hospitals have risen significantly, so I request that vacancies for doctors, nurses and other staff be filled urgently.
¶ 02 My first supplementary: Our district has instances of shortages of Ayurvedic medicines, but we also have significant potential to source locally — Medagama, Nilgala forest, Pettagamthalawa and other areas where medicinal plants grow and are cultivated. Can the Department of Ayurveda purchase raw materials from local cultivators to produce medicines?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 October 2025 ·No. 22573 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 October 2025. No. 22573. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9857