Rs. 400 Mn allocated on the commencement of work on the Cardiac and Critical Care Complex and the Cardiothoracic Complex at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital.
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Maternity and Neo-natal Complex to be established
Rs. 50 Mn allocated on the establishment of a Maternity and Neo-natal Complex at the Polonnaruwa Hospital.
Reproductive Treatment Centre and Obstetrics Centers to be established
An assisted Reproductive Treatment Centre at the Castle Street Hospital for women and 3 highly specialized Obstetrics Centers in Colombo, Kandy and Anuradhapura will be
Government dispensaries to be strengthened.
Rs. 100 Mn allocated in strenghthening the primary health care network of Government dispensaries.
Karapitiya Cancer Unit to be strengthened
The Karapitiya Cancer Unit will be strengthened. We will also establish Cancer Units at both Batticaloa and Ratnapura Hospitals. – Rs. 300 Mn
Excise duty of 50 cents per gram of sugar contained in beverages
In the ongoing effort to reduce Diabetes and obesity, especially amongst children, I propose to introduce an Excise duty of 50 cents per gram of
Health Education Bureau’s activities to be strengthen to tackle Non Communicable Diseases
To tackle the rising threat of Non Communicable Diseases (NCD), especially amongst children, we will strengthen the Health Education Bureau’s (HEB) activities. As such, the
Specialized renal units and 3 numbers state of the art ESWL machines to be established.
Given the increasing prevalence of CKDu in almost all the Districts in the country, we will establish specialized renal units and 3 numbers state of