Medical Faculty Dons to assist in health sector development

Ridma Dissanayake

An expert committee comprising doctors and professors of university medical faculties have pledged their wholehearted support and assistance to develop the health sector.

They made this pledge before Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena at a special meeting held at the National Blood Bank recently.

The meeting was held to seek the assistance of university professors and lecturers to uplift the country’s health sector,on a concept of Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena. A number of experts representing various sectors in the medical field participated in this meeting.

They discussed ways of using the results of medical research in a more beneficial manner to the health service, prevention of non- communicable diseases,exchanging ideas and experiences and utilising the knowledge of university experts’ to solve the problems in the health sector at the meeting. An officer from each university has been appointed to continue the ongoing discussions while it was also decided to appoint co-committees to pay attention to each and every field of the health sector.

“At no time in the past did the Health Ministry decide to seek the assistance from professors and lecturers for the betterment of the health sector.

We will do our best for the development of the health sector in Sri Lanka.”,the expert committee said. Health Ministry Secretary Dr.Ravindra Ruberu, Additional Secretary Dr.Palitha Maheepala and Health Services Director General Dr.Ajith Mendis also participated at this meeting.