A unique dialogue between Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and the heads of the well being sector used to be held nowadays (18) on the Presidential Secretariat.All the way through the assembly, it used to be mentioned {that a} committee could be shaped to discover conceivable steps that may be taken during the President’s Fund to scale back the collection of sufferers on lengthy ready lists for surgical procedures in govt hospitals.
The committee is predicted to put up a record at the topic inside one month. In accordance with the findings, suitable movements will likely be taken, as indicated through the Secretary to the President.The dialogue highlighted the numerous collection of sufferers, together with the ones requiring cardiac, ophthalmic, and paediatric surgical procedures, who’re lately expecting procedures on lengthy ready lists at govt hospitals.
Consideration used to be additionally given to the possible make stronger that may be supplied through the President’s Fund and different related sectors to handle the demanding situations confronted through those sufferers.
Moreover, discussions have been held relating to the potential for engaging in surgical procedures after common operating hours at govt hospitals. The demanding situations confronted through medical doctors and workforce have been additionally totally mentioned all through the assembly.The dialogue used to be attended through a number of key officers, together with Deputy Minister of Well being and Mass Media Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni, Secretary to the Ministry of Well being and Media Dr. Anil Jasinghe, Further Secretary (Public Well being Products and services) Dr. Lakshmi Somathunga, Director Common of Well being Products and services Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Senior Further Secretary to the President Roshan Gamage, along side administrators and specialist medical doctors from main hospitals around the nation.
(President’s Media Department)
