SL health sector internationally appreciated - minister

Sri Lanka is the only country implementing the National Immunization Programme fully and is 100 percent when compared to other countries, Health Minister Maitripala Sirisena said.

Sri Lanka provides totally completed prenatal and postnatal care through a well experienced and trained medical staff, he said.

He said the country has attained the highest position in the health sector throughout the South Asian region, and the health sector has received international level appreciations. The minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the International Congress organized by the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) to mark its 125th anniversary held at the BMICH.

The Minister said: “At present Sri Lanka has achieved numerous development goals in the health sector. I would like to invite Sri Lankan doctors working abroad to come to Sri Lanka and serve the motherland.

“They left the country due to the terrorism which prevailed in the past three decades.

At present Sri Lanka has a peaceful environment and is on a fast track to development. So there is nothing to fear.

“There is a demand for Sri Lankan medical staff throughout the world. Our doctors serve in many countries. But Sri Lanka lacks technical knowledge to improve the country's health sector' the minister concluded.

A large number of doctors island wide and working in foreign countries participated. SLMA is the oldest medical association in Sri Lanka and Minister Siripala appreciated its dedication towards the country's health sector development.

(RD)