Medical assistance for district hospital

H.M. Abeysinghe Kuliyapitiya group corr

The Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition had supplied medical equipments worth Rs. 1,000,000 to Sandalankawa district hospital.

At the simple ceremony held to mark the donation the Minister of Media and Information and Enterprise Development and Investments Promotion Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said that a long felt need of Sandalankawa Hospital was fulfilled with that donation.

He said Sandalankawa district hospital is the only big hospital between Kuliyapitiya and Negombo Base Hospital. So this needs development.

I requested the ministry secretary only for an ECG machine. But the Ministry had supplied more equipment work about Rs. 1 million.

This hospital comes under the purview of Wayamba Provincial Council. As there was no ruling party councillor at the previous council we found it difficult to get the needs attended from the PC. These equipment have nothing to do with the elections. I made the request to the secretary a few months back. But the supply is done only now.

Secretary to the Ministry of Health Care and Nutrition Athula Kahanda Liyanage said, "Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa was the Wayamba Provincial Minister of Health in 1993, then I was his secretary.

I learned much from him. So I have a great regard for him. Therefore I could not turn down his request to provide an ECG machine for this hospital."