A unique dialogue between Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and the heads of the well being sector used to be held lately (18) on the Presidential Secretariat.
Right through the assembly, it used to be mentioned {that a} committee could be shaped to discover conceivable steps that may be taken throughout the President’s Fund to scale back the selection of sufferers on lengthy ready lists for surgical procedures in govt hospitals.
The committee is predicted to post a document at the topic inside of one month. In keeping with the findings, suitable movements shall be taken, as indicated by way of the Secretary to the President.
The dialogue highlighted the numerous selection of sufferers, together with the ones requiring cardiac, ophthalmic, and paediatric surgical procedures, who’re these days looking ahead to procedures on lengthy ready lists at govt hospitals.
Consideration used to be additionally given to the possible enhance that may be equipped by way of the President’s Fund and different related sectors to handle the demanding situations confronted by way of those sufferers.
Moreover, discussions had been held relating to the opportunity of engaging in surgical procedures after common operating hours at govt hospitals. The demanding situations confronted by way of medical doctors and group of workers had been additionally totally mentioned all the way through the assembly.
The dialogue used to be attended by way of 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 Services and products) Dr. Lakshmi Somathunga, Director Normal of Well being Services and products Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Senior Further Secretary to the President Roshan Gamage, in conjunction with administrators and specialist medical doctors from primary hospitals around the nation.
